List of 1000 Kanji
S.No Kanji Readings Meanings Examples
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ICHI, ITSU one, the first
ichi - one, the number one
,
一番 ichi ban - #1, the best
hito(tsu)
世界一 sei kai ichi - the best in the world
( )
一人 hitori - one person, alone
2
NI two, second
ni - two
第二 dai ni - the second
futa(tsu)
二月 ni gatsu - February [the 2nd month]
( )
3
SAN three, third
san - three
三角 san kaku - triangle
mit(tsu)
三月 san gatsu - March [the 3rd month]
( )
4
SHI , YON four, fourth
yon or shi - four
,
四級 yon kyuu - 4th grade
yo-, yot(tsu)
四月 shi gatsu - April [the 4th month]
( )
5
GO five, the fifth
go - five
五ヶ月 go ka getsu - 5 months
itsu(tsu)
( )
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ROKU six, the sixth
roku - six
六日 mui ka - the 6th of the month
mut(tsu)
六月 raku gatsu - June [the 6th month]
( )
7
SHICHI, NANA seven,
shichi or nana - seven
, the seventh
七不思議 nana fushigi - the seven wonders
nana, nana(tsu)
七月 shichi gatsu - July [the 7th month]
( )
8
HACHI eight, the eighth
hachi -eight
八年間 hachi nen kan - 8 years
yat(tsu)
八月 hachi gatsu - August [the 8th month]
( )
9
KU, KYUU nine, the ninth
kyuu or ku - nine
,
九ヵ月 ku ka getsu - 9 months
kokono(tsu)
九月 ku gatsu - September [the 9th month]
( )
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JUU
ten
juu - ten
十九 juu kyuu - 19 [lit. 10 & 9]
too
九十 kyuu juu - 90 [lit. 9 & 10]
十二月 juu ni gatsu - December [the 12th month
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HYAKU a hundred,
二百 ni hyaku - 200
one hundred
三百 san byaku - 300
momo
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SEN
a thousand
一千円 issen en - 1000 yen
三千二百 san sen ni hyaku - 2,200
chi
二千年 ni sen nen - the year 2000, 2 millennium
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MAN , BAN ten thousand
百万 hyaku man - a million (1,000,000) [100 &10,000]
,
一万円 ichi man en - 10,000 yen (about $100 US)
yorozu
万歳 ban zai - hurrah! banzai! hooray!
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FU , HO , TOU
father, dad
お父さん o tou san - a father
, ,
父の日 chichi no hi - Father's Day
chichi
父親 chichi oya - father
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BO, MU , KAA
mother, mom
お母さん okaa san - a mother, mommy
, ,
母の日 haha no hi - Mother's Day
haha
保母 ho bo - a kindergarten teacher, a nurse
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YUU a friend
友達 tomo dachi - friends, a friend
友情 yuu jou - friendship
tomo
友好国 yuu kou koku - a friendly nation
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ZYO, NYO a woman,
彼女 kano jo - 1) her, 2) girlfriend
, women, female
女の子 onna no ko - a girl
onna
女優 jo yuu - an actress
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DAN, NAN
a man, men, male
男女 dan jo - men & women
,
男らしい otoko rashi - manly, like a man
otoko
雪男 yuki otoko - the abominable snowman
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JIN, NIN person,
日本人 ni hon jin - a Japanese person
, people, man
大人 otona - adult, a grown-up [irregular]
hito
美人 bi jin - a beautiful woman
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SHI, SU a child, a kid,
子供 ko domo - children, child
, children, the young
男の子 otoko no ko - a boy [man's child = boy]
ko
子猫 ko neko - kitten [child cat]
お菓子 okashi - candy, sweets
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NICHI, JITSU the sun, day
ある日 aru hi - one day
,
毎日 mai nichi - everyday
hi , ka
今日 kyou - today [irregular]
,
日曜日 nichi you bi - Sunday
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GETSU , GATSU month, the moon
一月 ichi gatsu - January [lit. 1st month]
,
今月 kon getsu - this month
tsuki
tsuki - the moon
月曜日 getsu you bi - Monday
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KA fire, light
花火 hana bi - fireworks
火花 hi bana - sparks
hi
火山 ka zan - volcano [lit. fire mountain]
火曜日 ka you bi - Tuesday
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SUI water
大水 oo mizu - flood [lit. big water]
水着 mizu gi - swimsuit, bathing suit
mizu
水曜日 sui you bi - Wednesday
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MOKU, BOKU tree, wood
木登り ki nobori - tree climbing
,
松の木 matsu no ki - pine tree
ki , ko
木曜日 moku you bi - Thursday
,
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KIN , KON gold , money
お金 okane - money
, [note: the o is added for 'respect.' ]
kane, kana
賞金 shou kin - prize money
,
金曜日 kin you bi - Friday
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DO, TO earth, ground, soil
粘土 nen do - clay
,
土地 to chi - ground, area, soil
tsuchi
土曜日 do you bi - Saturday
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HON book,
日本 ni hon - Japan
counter for long,
絵本 e hon - a picture book (for children)
moto slender objects
hon - a book
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KYUU rest, vacation
夏休み natsu yasumi - summer vacation
昼休み hiru yasumi - lunch break
yasumu
お休みなさい oyasuminasai - 'Good night!'
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GO word, speech,
日本語 ni hon go - Japanese
a language
物語 mono gatari - a story, tale, legend
katari , kata(ru) narration,
国語 koku go - national language
, ( )
to tell, to speak (in Japan, Japanese)
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NEN year
一年 ichi nen - one year
二年前 ne nen mae - two years ago
toshi
去年 kyo nen - last year
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GO noon
午後 go go - afternoon (PM)
午前 go zen - morning (AM)
uma
午後二時 go go ni ji - 2 O'clock in the afternoon
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ZEN before, in front of,
名前 na mae - name
previous
前書き mae gaki - preface [lit. before the writing]
mae
二年前 ne nen mae - two years ago-
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GO , KOU behind , after
最後 sai go - the last, the end, conclusion
,
後ろ ushiro - behind
nochi,ushiro
後書き ata gaki - postscript, afterword
,
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JI time
時間 ji kan - time
時々 toki doki - sometimes
toki
江戸時代 e do ji dai - the Edo period
何時ですか? nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?
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KAN , KEN
interval, space
時間 ji kan - time
,
room, time
昼間 hiru ma - daytime
aida , ma
居間 i ma - living room
,
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MAI , BAI each , every
毎日 mai nichi - everyday
,
毎朝 mai asa - every morning
gotoni
毎週 mai shuu - every week
( )
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SEN previous, ahead
先生 sen sei - teacher
どうぞ、お先に douzo, osaki ni - Please go first.
saki
先日 sen jitsu - the other day
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KON, KIN now, the present
今月 kon getsu - this month
,
今晩は kon ban wa - Good ni
g
ht
[
lit. as for this ni
g
ht
]
ima
今度 kon do - next time
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KA what, how many
何人 nan nin - how many people?
何か nani ka - something
nani , nan
何? nani? - What?
,
何時ですか? nan ji desu ka? - What time is it?
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JOU, KAMI top, above, on
机の上 tsukue no ue - on (the) desk [lit. desk's above]
,
上手 jou zu - to be good at something [lit upper hand]
ue, uwa
年上 toshi ue - older, old (in years)
,
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KA, GE bottom, under,
靴下 kutsu shita - socks [lit. shoes under]
, down
地下 chi ka - underground, basement
shita, shimo, moto
年下 toshi shita - junior, younger, young
, ,
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SA left
左手 hidari te - left hand
左足 hidari ashi - left leg
hidari
机の左 tsukue no hidari - to the left of the desk
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U, YUU right
右目 migi me - right eye
,
右ページ migi pe-ji - right page (of a book)
migi
右手 migi te - right hand
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TOU, TSUU east
中東 chuu tou - the Middle East
,
東アジア higashi ajia - East Asia
higashi
東京 tou kyou - Tokyo
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46 西
西西
西 SEI , SAI west
西口 nishi guchi - west entrance
,
関西 kan sai - Osaka and surrounding area, Kansai
nishi
西ドイツ nishi doitsu - West Germany
大西洋 tai sei you - the Atlantic
47
NAN south
東南アジア tou nan ajia - Southeast Asia
南極 nan kyoku - the South Pole, Antarctic
minami
南米 nan bei - South America
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HOKU,BOKU north
北アメリカ kita amerika - North America
,
北京 pekin - Bei jin (In China)
kita
南北戦争 nan boku sen sou - the (US) Civil War
北海道 hokkai dou - Hokkaido
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GAI, GE outside, foreign
外国人 gai koku jin - foreigner
,
外国語 gai koku go - foreign language
sato, hoka
外で遊ぼう soto de asobou - Let's play outside!
,
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MEI name, fame,
名前 na mae - name
famous
有名 yuu mei - famous
na
平仮名 hiragana - Hiragana
私の名前は。。。です。 watashi no namae wa ... desu.
- My name is …
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KOU
high, costly, tall
最高 sai kou - the highest, the best, supreme
高校生 kou kou sei - a high school student
taka, takai
高いビル takai biru - a tall building
, ( )
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SHOU small, little
小学校 shou gakkou - elementary school
小さい家 chiisai ie - a small house
chiisai
小説 shou setsu - a novel, a story (fiction)
( )
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CHUU middle, center,
一日中 ichi nichi juu - all day long
within, inside
家の中 ie no naka - inside the house
naka
勉強中 ben kyou chuu - while studying,
in the midst of studying
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TAI, DAI big, large, great
大学 dai gaku - university, college
,
大きい心 ookii kokoro - a big heart
ookii
大会 tai kai - big meet, convention, rally
( )
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CHOU , JOU leader , long
校長先生 kou chou sensei - principal (of school)
,
社長 sha chou - a company president
nagai
長い道 nagai michi - a long road
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HAN half
半ヶ月 han ka getsu - half a month
半月 han getsu - a half moon
nakaba
半島 han tou - peninsula [lit. half island]
( )
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BUN,FUN, a part, share,
半分 han bun - half
, to divide, separate
部分 bu bun - a part
wakeru
to understand
気分 ki bun - feeling, mood
( )
分かりました wakarimashita - I understand
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GAKU, KAKU learning, science,
科学 ka gaku - science
, to learn
中学校 chuu gakkou - middle school, JHS
manabu
数学 suu gaku - math, arithmetic
( )
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KOU school
学校 gakkou - school
高校 kou kou - senior high school
校内 kou nai - within the school, on school grounds
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SEI, SHOU birth, life,
学生 kaku sei - a student
, to give birth,
一生 isshou - all life, a lifetime
ikiru , umareru
to live
人生 jin sei - life (human)
( ) ,
先生 sen sei - teacher, master, doctor...
( )
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SAN mountain
火山 ka zan - a volcano [lit. fire mountain]
富士山 fu ji san - Mt. fuji
yama
ごみの山 gomi no yama - a mountain of garbage
yama - a mountain
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SEN a river, stream
kawa - a river
石川県 ishi kawa ken - Ishikawa prefecture (on Honshu)
kawa
小川 o gawa - a stream [lit. small river]
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HAKU white
白い shiroi - the color white
白あり shiro ari - termite [lit. white ant]
shiroi
白鳥 haku chou - swan [lit. white bird]
( )
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TEN heaven, the sky
天井 ten jou - ceiling
天気 ten ki - weather
ama , ame
天国 ten goku - heaven, paradise
,
天才 ten sai - genius
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U rain
ame - rain
雨水 ama mizu - rain water
ame, ama
大雨 oo ame - heavy rain
,
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DEN , TEN electricity,
電車 den sha - (electric) train
, electric powered
電池 den chi - a battery
inazuma
電話 den wa - a telephone
電気 den ki - electricity, light (from light bulb...)
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KI , KE spirit, intention,
空気 kuu ki - air, atmosphere
,
mind, power,
元気 gen ki - genki, healthy, full of spirit
iki energy
人気 nin ki - popular
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SHA car, vehicle
自転車 ji ten sha - bicycle
電車 den sha - train
kuruma
救急車 kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance
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KOKU country, a nation
韓国 kan koku - Korea
外国 gai koku - foreign country
kuni
中国 chuu goku - China
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EN a circle, yen
千円 sen en - 1000 yen
円高 en daka - a high yen rate
marui
円をかく en o kaku - draw a circle
( )
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WA a talk, a topic,
英会話 ei kai wa - English conversation (class)
a story
昔話 mukashi banashi - an old tale, legend
hanashi , hanasu
手話 shu wa - sign language [lit. hand talk]
( )
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BUN , MON to hear, listen, ask
新聞 shin bun - newspaper
,
聞いて下さい kiite kudasai - please listen
kiku ,kikoeru
朝日新聞 asa hi shin bun - the Asahi newspaper
( ) , ( )
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JIKI , SHOKU
eating, a meal,
食べ物 tabe mono - food [lit. eating thing]
,
food
食べたい tabetai - (I) want to eat
ku ( u ) , ta ( beru )
食事 shoku ji - a meal
( ) , ( )
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DOKU to read
読みやすい yomi yasui - easy to read
読書 doku sho - reading
yo (mu )
読んで下さい yonde kudasai - please read
( )
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RAI to come
未来 mi rai - the future [lit. not yet come]
来月 rai getsu - next month
kuru , kitaru
出来る de ki ru - able to do something, ready for
() , ( )
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SHO book, document
図書館 to sho kan - library
聖書 sei sho - the Bible [lit. holy book]
ka ( ku )
辞書 ji sho - dictionary
( )
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KEN to see,
見せて misete - show me!
to show
花見 hana mi - flower viewing,
miru , mieru
watchin
g
cherr
y
blossoms in A
p
ril
() , ( )
見える mieru - be able to see, visible
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KOU, GYOU to go
行きましょう ikimashou - Let's go!
,
銀行 gin kou - bank
iku , yuku
旅行 ryo kou - a trip, travel
( ) , ( )
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SHUTSU to go out, leave
出口 de guchi - exit
出発 shuppatsu - to go, departure
dasu , deru
思い出す omoi dasu - to remember, to recollect
( ) , ( )
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NYUU enter, to go in,
中入り naka iri - intermission (of a play)
to insert
入口 iri guchi - an entrance
hairu , iru , ireru
手に入る te ni iru - to obtain, to get your hands on ...
( )
( ) , ( れる )
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KAI , E meeting,
英会話 ei kai wa - English conversation
, to meet [only kai wa means any conversation]
au
会議 kai gi - meeting, conference
( )
教会 kyou kai - church
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SEI,SHOU
blue
青空 ao zora - blue sky
, (sometimes green)
青森県 ao mori ken - Aomori Prefecture
aoi
青色 ao iro - blue color
( )
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SEKI, SHAKU red
赤ちゃん aka chan - a child, infant
,
赤道 seki dou - the equator
akai
赤字 aka ji - red ink, in the red, a deficit
( )
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MEI, MYOU light, bright,
明るい akarui - bright, cheerful
,
to dawn
発明 hatsu mei - invention
akarui ,akeru
説明 setsu mei - explanation
( )
( )
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SHUU, TOKI fall (the season),
秋分の日 shuu bun no hi - autumn equinox holiday
, autumn
秋風 aki kaze - autumn breeze
aki
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KUU , KOU sky, air, empty
空手 kara te - karate [lit. empty hand]
,
空気 kuu ki - air, atmosphere
sora , aku
空港 kuu kou - airport
,
sora - sky
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KAI , KE to open
ドアを開ける doa o akeru - open a door
,
全開 zen kai - full throttle, fully open
hiraku , hirakeru
( )
( )
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A, AKU bad, evil
悪者 warui mono - a bad fellow,
, someone (something) bad
warui
最悪 sai aku - the worst
( )
悪魔 aku ma - devil, demon
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CHOU morning
朝日新聞 asahi shinbun - Asahi newspaper
今朝 ke sa - this morning [irregular pronunciation]
asa
毎朝 mai asa - every morning
朝御飯 asa go han - breakfast [lit. morning rice]
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JI letter (from
文字 mo ji - letter
the alphabet...),
赤十字 aka juu ji - Red Cross [ juu ji is cross]
aza character, mark
漢字 kan ji - kanji, [lit. Chinese character]
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SOKU foot, feet, leg,
両足 ryou ashi - both legs (both feet)
to be enough
右足 migi ashi - right foot, leg
ashi sufficient
満足 man zoku - satisfaction
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MI taste, experience
味見 aji mi - try the taste, have a taste
意味 i mi - meaning
aji
趣味 shu mi - hobby
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SHIN new, fresh
新しい車 atarashii kuruma - a new car
新聞 shin bun - newspaper
arata , atarashii
新年 shin nen - new year
( )
( )
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SHUU to collect, gather
編集 hen shuu - editing (newspaper, book...)
集める atsumeru - to collect, to gather something
atsu ( meru )
集会 shuu kai - assembly, group
( )
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KEI , KYOU
older brother
お兄さん o nii san - big brother
,
兄弟 kyou dai - brothers
ani
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SHI older sister
お姉さん o nee san - big sister
姉さん nee san - girl, older girl
ane
姉妹 shi mai - sisters
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HO , BU to walk, to step
一歩一歩 ippo ippo - one step at a time, step by step
散歩 san po - a walk, stroll
ayu ( mu ) , aru ( ku )
第一歩 dai ippo - the first step
( ) ( )
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YUU , U to have, to exist, is
有り難う arigatou - arigatou, thank you
,
[set expression]
a ( ru )
公有地 kou yuu chi - public land
( )
有名 yuu mei - famous
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AN
safe, peaceful ,
安心 an shin - peace of mind
cheap, inexpensive
安いもの yasui mono - something cheap
yasui
安全 an zen - safe, safety
100
to heal, to cure
医者 i sha - doctor
医院 i in - clinic
I
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I mind, heart,
意味 i mi - meaning
attention
注意 chuu i - warning, caution, be careful
用意 you i - preparation, prepare
意見 i ken - opinion, view
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I more, with,
以下 i ka - below, less than, under
through,
以上 i jou - more than, over, this is all
on account of
以心伝心 i shin den shin - telepathy, mind reading
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GEN , GON speech, statement
言葉 koto ba - word, language
,
to say
独り言 hitori goto - soliloquy, talking to yourself
iu , koto
word, expression
方言 hou gen - dialect
( ) ,
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KA , KE house
家族 ka zoku - family
,
作家 sakka - writer, novelist, author
ya , ie
愛猫家 ai byou ka - lover of cats
,
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KYUU to hurry
救急車 kyuu kyuu sha - ambulance
特急 tokkyuu - limited express train
isogu
オリエント急行 oriento kyuu kou - Orient Express
( )
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KEN dog
小犬 ko inu - puppy
番犬 ban ken - watch dog
inu
愛犬家 ai ken ka - lover of dogs
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MAI
younger sister
姉妹 shi mai - sisters (elder & younger)
従姉妹 itoko - cousin (female)
imouto
姉妹都市 shi mai to shi - sister cities
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SHIKI , SHOKU color
青色 ao iro - blue
,
黄色 ki iro - yellow
iro
十人十色 juu nin to iro - 10 people 10 colors,
different strokes for different folks
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ON , IN sound
音楽 on gaku - music
,
発音 hatsu on - pronunciation
ne , oto
福音 fuku in - the Gospel, good news
,
110
IN member, official
委員 i in - committee member
会員 kai in - member, membership
社員 sha in - company employee
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IN institution,
病院 byou in - hospital
academy
医院 i in - (doctor's) clinic
大学院 dai gaku in - graduate school
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IN to drink
飲み物 nomi mono - something to drink, a drink
飲み水 nomi mizu - drinking water
nomu
飲み放題 nomi hou dai - all you can drink
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GYO fish
人魚 nin gyo - mermaid
金魚 kin gyo - goldfish
uo , sakana
飛魚 tobi uo - flying fish
,
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DOU to move
運動 un dou - exercise, movement
動物 dou butsu - animals
ugoku
感動 kan dou - deeply impressed, moved, touched
( )
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GYUU cow, bull
牛乳 gyuu nyuu - milk
牛肉 gyuu niku - beef, cow meat
ushi
ushi - cow
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KA a song
国歌 kokka - national anthem
to sing
歌詞 ka shi - lyrics, words to music
uta , utau
歌舞伎 ka bu ki - Kabuki, Japanese play
,
短歌 tan ka - Tanka, 31 syllable Japanese poem
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SHA to copy,
写真 sha shin - photograph
take (a photo)
写真家 sha shin ka - photographer
utsusu
写生 sha sei - sketching, drawing from life
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EI to be reflected,
映画 ei ga - movie
to project on a
映画館 eiga kan - the movies, cinema
utsuru , utsusu
screen, reflect
放映 hou ei - televising
,
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KAI sea, ocean
日本海 nihon kai - Japan Sea
北海道 hokkaidou - Hokkaido,
umi the most northern big island of Japan
海岸 kai gan - beach, coast
120
BAI sale
発売 hatsu bai - new product for sale, sale
to sell
売り物 uri mono - something for sell
uri , uru
売買 bai bai - selling & buying
,
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UN luck,
運河 un ga - canal
to carry
運命 un mei - fate, destiny
hakobu
安全運転 an zen un ten - safe driving
122
JUU , CHOU heavy
貴重 ki chou - precious, valuable
重ね着 kasane gi - wearing clothes over clothes
omoi
重点 juu ten - important point, to stress something
123
EI England, English,
石英 seki ei - quartz
grand
英会話 ei kai wa - English conversation
hanabusa
英訳 ei yaku - English translation
英雄的 ei yuu teki - heroic
124
EKI station (train)
駅前 eki mae - in front of a station
駅員 eki in - station attendant
駅弁 eki ben - station bento (lunch)
125
SHUU end, finish
最終 sai shuu - the final, last, closing
終戦 shuu sen - end of war
owari , tsui
終電 shuu den - the last train
,
終了 shuu ryou - end, termination
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TA many, much,
多すぎる oosugiru - too much
frequent
多分 ta bun - probably, maybe
ooi
多目的 ta moku teki - multi purpose
127
KI get up, wake up
早起き haya oki - getting up early
思い起こす omoi okosu - to recall a memory
okiru , okosu
一念発起 ichi nen hokki - be resolved to ...
,
128
OKU roof, house, shop
本屋 hon ya - book store
芝居小屋 shi bai go ya - playhouse, theater
ya
屋敷 ya shiki - mansion
129
SOU send
衛星放送 ei sei hou sou - satellite broadcasting
生放送 nama hou sou - live broadcast
okuru
送金 sou kin - sending money (through mail...)
130
KYOU teach, faith,
キリスト教 kirisuto kyou - Christianity
education
宗教 shuu kyou - religion
oshieru
ユダヤ教 yudaya kyou - Judaism
教育 kyou iku - education
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DAI , TEI younger brother
従兄弟 itoko - cousin
,
兄弟 kyou dai - brothers
otouto
弟子 de shi - disciple, pupil
愛弟子 mana deshi - favorite student, teacher's pet
132
DOU same, agree,
同意 dou i - agreement, same thought
equal
同音語 dou on go - homonym
onaji
同期 dou ki - same class, same period,
contemporaries
133
SHU , SU Lord, master,
地主 ji nushi - landlord
,
principal matter
城主 jou shu - lord of a castle
nushi
創造主 sou zou shu - Creator
134
SHI think
意思 i shi - intention, purpose
片思い kata omoi - one sided love, unrequited love
omou
両思い ryou omoi - mutual love
思い出す omoi dasu - to recall, remember
135
SHIN parent, relative,
父親 chichi oya - father parent
familiar
母親 haha oya - mother parent
oya , shitashii
両親 ryou shin - parents
,
親指 oya yubi - thumb
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KA , KE flower
生け花 ike bana - flower arrangement
,
火花 hi bana - a spark
hana
花火 hana bi - fireworks
花見 hana mi - flower viewing (cherry blossoms)
137
KA summer
夏休み natsu yasumi - summer vacation
夏祭り natsu matsuri - summer festival
natsu
夏期時間 ka ki ji kan - daylight savings time
138
GA , KAKU picture
映画 ei ga - a movie, film
,
計画 kei kaku - plan, schedule, program
山水画 san sui ga - landscape picture
139
KAI world
世界 se kai - the world, society
世界一 se kai ichi - the best in the world
視界 shi kai - field of vision, sight
140
BAI buy
買い物 kai mono - something to buy, shopping
売買 bai bai - selling & buying, trade
kau
買主 kai nush i - the buyer, purchaser
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KI return, arrive at,
お帰りなさい okaerinasai - Welcome home!
come home Said when someone comes home
kaeru
帰り道 kaeri michi - the way back home, the road home
帰国 ki koku - return to home country
142
DAI generation, price,
江戸時代 e do ji dai - Edo period (1603-1868)
substitute,
古代 ko dai - ancient days
kawari , kawaru
exchange
十代 juu dai - the teens, teenager, from 11-19
,
age, generation
143
GAKU , RAKU music, comfort,
安楽 an raku - ease, comfort
,
ease
音楽 on gaku - music
tanoshii
楽器 gakki - a musical instrument
144
FUU , FU wind, air, style
神風 kami kaze - divine wind, Kamikaze
,
台風 tai fuu - typhoon
kaze
日本風 nihon fuu - Japanese style
145
TAI lend
金貸し kane kashi - money lending
貸家 kashi ya - a house for rent
kasu
ちょっと貸してください chotto kashite kudasai
- Let me borrow ___ for a sec
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HOU direction,
貴方 anata - you
(usually written in hiragana)
person, way of
使い方 tsukai kata - how to use (something)
kata
見方 mi kata - view point, way of looking
147
SHI paper
手紙 te gami - letter (postal)
折り紙 ori gami - origami, paper folding
kami
和紙 wa shi - Japanese paper
148
TSUU go through,
普通 fu tsuu - common, generally, ordinary
avenue, traffic
通り toori (or doori) - street, avenue
tooru , toori
通訳 tuu yaku - translate, interprete
,
149
TAI body, object
気体 ki tai - gas, vapour
具体的 gu tai teki - concretely, tangible
karada , katachi
体が弱い karada ga yowai - body is weak
,
150
SHAKU borrow, rent
借り物 kari mono - borrowed thing
借金 shakkin - debt, loan
kariru
借り家 kari ie - house for rent
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KAN China
漢字 kan ji - Kanji, Chinese characters
漢文 kan bun - Chinese literature
han
漢和 kan wa - Chinese character - Japanese dictionary
152
KAN building, palace
映画館 ei ga kan - movie theater
図書館 to sho kan - library
yakata
水族館 sui zoku kan - aquarium
153
GEN , GAN beginning, origin
元々 moto moto - originally
,
身元 mi moto - ID, a person's identity
moto
次元 ji gen - dimension
154
KOU think, consider ,
考古学 kou ko gaku - archaeology
a thought
考え直す kangae naosu - to rethink, reconsider
kangaeru , kangae
いい考え ii kangae - a good thought
155
CHAKU , IYAKU to wear
雨着 ama gi - rain wear
,
上着 uwa gi - a coat, jacket
kiru
到着 tou chaku - to arrive
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KYUU , KU research, study
研究 ken kyuu - research
研究会 ken kyuu kai - research society
kiwameru
究明 kyuu mei - investigation
157
KYO , KO past, gone, leave
過ぎ去る sugi saru - to pass
,
過去 ka ko - the past
saru
捨て去る sute saru - to abandon (ship)
158
KYOU , KEI capital
東京 tou kyou - Tokyo
,
北京 pekin - Beijing, China
miyako
上京 jou kyou - going to the capital (Tokyo)
159
KYOU , GOU strong
強敵 kyou teki - strong enemy, fierce enemy
,
勉強 ben kyou - study
tsuyoi
最強 sai kyou - the strongest
160
GYOU , GOU business, vocation
営業 ei gyou - business, trade
,
軽業 karu waza - acrobatics
waza
産業 san gyou - industry
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SETSU , SAI cut, cut off
親切 shin setsu - kindness
,
爪切り tsume kiri -
(
fin
g
er
)
nail cli
pp
ers
kiru
踏み切り fumi kiri - railway crossing
162
KIN , KON near, early
最近 sai kin - recently
,
近畿 kin ki - the Kinki area (Osaka, Kyoto, Nara...)
chikai
近頃 chika goro - recently, lately
近所 kin jo - neighborhood
163
GIN silver
金銀 kin gin - gold & silver
銀行 gin kou - bank
shirogane
純銀 jun gin - pure silver
164
KOU , KU mouth
出口 de guchi - exit
,
辛口 kara kuchi - spicy taste
kuchi
人口 jin kou - population
165
KOU , KU , GU craft, construction
人工 jin kou - manmade, artificial
, ,
大工 dai ku - carpenter
工場 kou jou - factory
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KOKU black
暗黒 an koku - darkness
白黒 shiro kuro - black and white
kuro , kuroi
真っ黒 makkuro - pitch black
,
167
KEI plan, measure
計画 kei kaku - plan, scheme
時計 to kei - watch, clock
hakaru
温度計 on do ke - thermometer
168
KEN study of, sharpen
研究 ken kyuu - research
研究生 ken kyuu sei - research student
togu
研修 ken shuu - training
169
KEN , KON build
建国 ken koku - founding of a nation
,
二階建て ni kai date - a 2 stor
y
buildin
g
tateru
再建 sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction
170
KEN testing, examine,
試験 shi ken - exam, test
effect
実験 jikken - experiment
tamesu
体験 tai ken - (personal) experience
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KO old
使い古す tsukai furusu - to wear out something
考古学 kou ko gaku - archaeology
furui
古本屋 furu hon ya - used bookstore
172
KOU wide, broad
広場 hiro ba - an opened space, plaza
広告 kou koku - advertisement
hiroi , hiromeru
広報 kou hou - public relations, publicity
,
173
SHIN heart, mind
愛国心 ai koku shin - patriotism
安心 an shin - relief, peace of mind
kokoro
以心伝心 i shin den shin - telepathy
下心 shita gokoro - hidden intentions, secret motive
174
SHI test, try,
入試 nyuu shi - entrance examination
experiment
腕試し ude dameshi - testing one's abilities (arm)
kokoromiru , tamesu
卒業試験 sotsu gyou shi ken - graduation test
,
175
TOU solution, answer
問答 mon dou - questions and answers
応答 ou tou - reply, answer
kotaeru , kotae
解答 kai tou - answer, solution
,
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JI , ZU matter, thing,
仕事 shi goto - work
,
fact, business
大事 dai ji - important
koto
家事 ka ji - housework
記事 ki ji - article (newspaper)
177
TEN revolve,
運転 un ten - driving
turn around
移転 i ten - transfer, moving
回転 kai ten - revolution, rotate
178
SAKU , SA make, produce,
作家 sakka - author, writer
,
prepare
手作り te zukuri - handmade
tsukuru
盗作 tou saku - plagiarism
179
CHA , SA tea
お茶 o cha - Japanese tea, green tea
,
烏龍茶 u-ron cha - Oolong tea, Chinese tea
麦茶 mugi cha - barley tea
180
SOU fast, early
早口 haya kuchi - talk fast
朝早い asa hayai - early morning
hayai
早速 sassoku - at once, immediately
(irreg. sound)
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SHI stop
禁止 kin shi - prohibited, not allowed
立入禁止 tachi iri kin shi - keep off! dont come in
tomaru , tomeru , tome
中止 chuu shi - suspension, interruption
, ,
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JI , SHI oneself
独自 doku ji - original, peculiar
,
自衛 ji ei - self-defense
mizukara
自画自賛
j
i
g
a
j
i san -
p
raisin
g
one's own work
183
SHI , JI official, serve,
奉仕 hou shi - service, attendance
,
attend
仕上げ shi age - finished, end
tsukaeru
仕事 shi goto - work
184
SHI death, die
討ち死に uchi ji ni - die in battle, die in action
致死 chi shi - lethal, fatal
shinu
必死 hisshi - desperate, inevitable death, frantic
185
SHI begin
開始 kai shi - commencement, begin
末始終 sue shi jyuu - forever
hajimeru
始めまして hajimemashite - nice to meet you
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使使
使 SHI use
天使 ten shi - angel
大使 tai shi - ambassador
tsukau , tsukai
使いやすい tsukai
y
asui - eas
y
to use
,
187
SHI I, me, private
私書箱 shi sho bako - post office box
私事 shi ji - personal affairs
watashi , watakushi
,
188
CHI , JI ground, earth
居心地 igoko chi - comfort
,
宇宙基地 u chuu ki chi - space station
現在地 gen zai chi - you are here on a map,
present location
189
JI hold, have
気持ち ki mochi - feeling, mood
お金持ち okane mochi - rich man
motsu , moteru
力持ち chikara mochi - strong man
,
190
SHITSU quality, matter,
質問 shitsu mon - question
substance
品質 hin shitsu - quality
実質 jisshitsu - substance, essence
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SHITSU room, chamber
密室 misshitsu - hidden room
教室 kyou shitsu - classroom
muro
温室 on shitsu - greenhouse
192
HIN goods, article,
車用品 kuruma you hin - car parts
elegance, dignity
下品 ge hin - vulgar, indecent
shina
化粧品 ke shou hin - cosmetics
193
SHA company, firm,
社会 sha kai - society
office
会社 kai sha - office, company
yashiro
出版社 shuppan sha - publisher
194
SHA someone, person
医者 i sha - medical doctor
学者 gaku sha - a scholar
mono
芸者 gei sha - Geisha, woman performer
195
SHU , ZU hand
空手 kara te - Karate
下手 heta - not good at, poor at
te
上手 jou zu - good at, excells at
手紙 te gami - letter (postal)
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SHUU week
一週間 isshuu kan - one week
先週 sen shuu - last week
来週 rai shuu - next week
週末 shuu matsu - weekend
197
SHUU , JU learn
練習 ren shuu - practice
,
自習 ji shuu - self study
narau
復習 fuku shuu - review, study again
198
JUU , CHUU live, reside, dwell
住所 juu sho - (mailing) address
,
衣食住 i shoku juu - necessities of life,
sumu clothing, food, and housing
移住 i juu - migration
199
SHUN
spring (season)
春休み haru yasumi - spring break
初春 sho shun - early spring
haru
青春 sei shun - youth
200
SEI , SHOU correct, justice,
正解 sei kai - correct
,
right
改正 kai sei - revisement, amendment
tadashii
正月 shou gatsu - the New Year
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SHOU
few, little
少々お待ちください shou shou omachi kudasai
Please wait a moment
sukunai , sukoshi
少年 shou nen - youth, boy
,
小学校 shou gakkou - elementary school
202
JOU location, place
場所 ba sho - a place, area
スキー場 suki- jou - ski area
chou , ba
駐車場 chuu sha jou - parking lot
203
CHI to know, wisdom
知恵 chi e - wisdom
知事 chi ji - governor
shiru
告知 koku chi - announcement, notice
204
SHIN true, reality
写真 sha shin - photograph
真っ暗 makkura - pitch black
ma , makoto
真に makotoni - really, truely
,
205
ZU , TO map, drawing,
地図 chi zu - map
,
plan, unexpected
合図 ai zu - sign, signal
e , hakaru
意図 i to - intention, aim
,
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SEI , SE generation, world,
世界 se kai - the world
,
society
世紀 sei ki - century
yo
人生 jin sei - life
207
SEKI evening
夕方 yuu gata - evening
夕焼け yuu yake - sunset
yuu
夕食 yuu shoku - dinner
208
SOU
run
競走 kyou sou - race
脱走 dassou - escape, desertion
hashiru
逃げ走る nige hashiru - to run away
209
ZOKU tribe, family
民族 min zoku - tribe
家族 ka zoku - family
核家族 kaku ka zoku - nuclear family
210
CHUU pour, flow into,
注意 chuu i - caution, warning
concentrate on
注文 chuu mon - order (restaurant...)
sosogu , sasu
注射 chuu sha - injection, a shot
,
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DEN rice field
油田 yu den - oil field
田植え ta ue - rice planting
ta
田舎 inaka - the country
(irreg. pron)
212
DAI , TAI stand, stage,
舞台 bu tai - stage
,
pedestal
台風 tai fuu - taiphoon
台所 dai dokoro - kitchen
213
TAI wait, depend on
待ってください matte kudasai - please wait a sec
期待 ki tai - expectations, hopes
matsu , machi
招待 shou tai - invitation
,
214
DAI topic, subject
宿題 shuku dai - homework
話題 wa dai - topic, subject
問題 mon dai - problem
215
DO , TO , TAKU degree, time,
一度 ichi do - one time, once
, ,
times occurred
温度 on do - temperature
tabi
今度 kon do - next time
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RITSU , RYUU , to stand
県立 ken ritsu - prefectural
,
独立 doku ritsu - independence
tatsu
日立 hi tachi - Hitachi company
217
RYO trip, travel
旅行 ryo kou - trip
旅人 tabi bito - a traveller
tabi
旅券 ryo ken - passport
218
RYOKU, RIKI power, strength,
力持ち chikara mochi - strong person
,
exertion
能力 nou ryoku - ability
chikara
協力 kyou ryoku - cooperation
219
CHUU noon, daytime
昼寝 hiru ne - a nap
昼食 chuu shoku - lunch, noonmeal
hiru
昼休み hiru yasumi - lunch break, noon break
220
CHOU town, village
港町 minato machi - port city
町民 chou min - townspeople
machi
町会 chou kai - town council
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CHOU
bird
焼き鳥 yaki tori - grilled chicken
一石二鳥 isseki ni chou - one stone, two birds -
tori to kill 2 birds with one stone
小鳥 ko tori - a small bird
222
TEN store, shop
開店 kai ten - the opening of a shop
喫茶店 kissaten - coffee shop
mise
店員 ten in - attendant, clerk of the store
223
MON question, ask,
問題 mon dai - problem
problem
質問 shitsu mon - question
tou
疑問 gi mon - question, doubt, problem
224
TOU winter
冬眠 tou min - hibernation, winter sleep
冬休み fuyu yasumi - winter vacation
fuyu
冬季 tou ki - winter season
225
DOU , TOU way, road, street,
曲がり道 ma gari michi - a winding road
,
course
帰り道 kaeri michi - the way home
michi
片道 kata michi - a one way (trip)
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DOU hall
任天堂 nin ten dou - Nintendo video game company
食堂車 shoku dou sha - dining car
食堂 shoku dou - lunch room, cafeteria
227
TOKU special
特別 toku betsu - special
特に toku ni - especially, particularly
特技 toku gi - special skill
228
NIKU meat
皮肉 hi niku - irony, ironic
牛肉 gyuu niku - beef
筋肉 kin niku - muscle
229
YA , SHO plains, field
荒野 ara no - wasteland, wilderness
,
野球 ya kyuu - baseball
no
長野県 nagano ken - Nagano prefecture
230
HATSU depart, start from,
出発 shuppatsu - depart, leave
to happen
爆発 baku hatsu - explosion
abaku , tatsu
発見 hakken - discovery
,
発明 hatsu mei - invention
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HAN meal, cooked rice
御飯 go han - rice, meal
朝ご飯 asa go han - breakfast
meshi
炊飯器 sui han ki - rice cooker
232
BYOU ill, sick
病気 byou ki - sick
病院 byou in - hospital
yamai , yamu
急病 kyuu byou - sudden illness
,
233
FU , BU non-, negative,
不可能 fu ka nou - impossible
,
bad
不安 fu an - uneasy, unsure
不公平 fu kou hei - unfairness, injustice
234
FUKU clothing, obey
洋服 you fuku - western style clothes
衣服 i fuku - clothes
服従 fuku juu - obedience
235
BUTSU , MOTSU thing, matter,
植物 shoku butsu - plant life
,
object
物語 mono gatari - story, legend
mono
食べ物 tabe mono - something to eat
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BUN , MON sentence, literature
文明 bun mei - civilization
,
文化 bun ka - culture
fumi , aya
文具 bun gu - stationery
,
文章 bun shou - a sentence
237
BETSU separate, another,
別荘 bessou - a second house
specially
特別 toku betsu - special
wakareru , wakeru
別に betsu ni - it's not that important, not particularly
,
238
BEN exertion
勉強 ben kyou - study
不勉強 fu ben kyou - idleness
tsutomeru
勉強中 ben kyou chuu - in the midst of studying
239
MOKU , BOKU eye
一目ぼれ hito me bore - love at first sight
,
目的 moku tek i - purpose, goal
me
左目 hidari me - left eye
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YOU use, service,
使用 shi you - use
business
用紙 you shi - paper, form
mochiiru
用意 you i - prepare
用心棒 you jin bou - body gaurd
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YA
night, evening
夜逃げ yo nige - flight in the night, fleeing in the night
今夜 kon ya - this evening
yo , yoru
夜間 ya kan - night, night time
,
242
YOU weekday
何曜日 nan you bi - what day of the week?
金曜日 kin you bi - Friday
土曜日 do you bi - Saturday
243
YOU the West,
洋服 you fuku - western style clothing
western style,
洋食 you shoku - western (foreign) food
ocean
洋画 you ga - foreign painting
244
RI logic, reason, truth
理由 ri yuu - reason, cause
無理 mu ri - impossible, unreasonable
理科 ri ka - science
245
RYOU fee, materials
料金 ryou kin - a charge, a fee
料理 ryou ri - cooking, dish
飲料 in ryou - a drink
(written word)
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SOU , SHOU each other ,
首相 shu shou - prime minister
,
mutual , 相合傘 ai ai
asa - 2
p
eo
p
le sharin
g
an umbrella
ai appearance , 相変わらず ai ka warazu - same as alwa
y
s;
aspect same ole same ole...
minister of state 相撲 sumou - Sumo
(
has a s
p
ecial su sound
247
love
愛している - I love you!
愛妻 ai sai - beloved wife
ai
愛知県 ai chi ken - Aichi
p
refecture
愛読 ai doku - a Book lover
248
GOU , KATSU to be together;
相合傘 ai ai gasa - 2 people sharing an umbrella
,
to fit 場合 ba ai - a case, situation
au
具合
g
u ai - condition
(
of various thin
g
s
)
都合 tsu
g
ou - circumstances, condition, convenience
249
SHOU
to sell; trade
商港 shou kou - a trade port
商業 shou
gy
ou - commerce, business
akinau
250
SEN shallow,
経験が浅い kei ken ga asai - have little experience
superficial 浅緑 asa midori - li
g
ht
g
reen,
p
ale
g
reen
asai
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YO to keep ,
預け金 azuke kin - key money
to take charge of 預言
y
o
g
en - a
p
ro
p
hec
y
azukaru , azukeru
to de
p
osit
,
252
KAN sweat ,
ase - sweat
perspiration 汗腺 kan sen - sweat
g
land
ase
253
YUU play; to be idle
遊園地 yuu en chi - an amusement park
遊星
y
uu sei - a
p
lanet
asobu
遊牧民
y
uu boku min - nomad
夢遊病 mu
y
uu b
y
ou - slee
p
walkin
g
254
CHI value, price
価値 ka chi - worth, value
atai , ne
,
255
YO to give , award ,
与える ataeru - to give, to present
cause ,
ataeru
to assi
g
n
(
a task
)
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ON warm ,
気温 ki on - temperature
temperature 温泉 on sen - Onsen, hot s
p
rin
g
atatakai
温度 on do - tem
p
erature
(
de
g
ree
)
257
DAN warm ,
地球温暖化 chi kyuu on dan ka - global warming
cordial 暖まる atatamaru - to warm u
p
; warm oneself
atatakai
258
TOU , ZU head , top
石頭 ishi atama - hard headed person (stone head)
,
赤頭巾 aka zu kin - Little Red Ridin
g
Hood
atama (lit. red hood)
259
HEN , BE vicinity ,
この辺 kono hen - this vicinity, around here
,
neighborhood
atai
260
TOU
to hit , to win ,
弁当 ben tou - lunch box, Bento
to guess 本当 hon tou - truth, reall
y
ataru , ateru
当然 tou zen - naturall
y
, of course
,
適当 teki tou - suitable,
g
ood, fit
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pressure
気圧 ki atsu - atmospheric pressure
電圧 den atsu - volta
g
e
atsu
262
SHO summer heat; hot
暑中 sho chuu - summer (middle of)
atsui
263
NETSU heat , hot ,
ne tsu - a fever
fever , craze 熱心 nesshin - fervor, zeal
atsui
熱帯 nettai - the tro
p
ical belt
264
KOU thick
厚さ atsusa - thickness
厚紙 atsu
g
ami - thick
p
a
p
er
atsui
265
SEKI trace , marks,
足跡 ashi ato - footprints
remains 遺跡 i seki - ruins, historical remains
ato
奇跡 ki seki - a miracle
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BOU to disclose, open,
乱暴 ran bou - violent, rough
exoise ,
abaku violent
267
YOKU to bathe
日光浴 nikkou yoku - sunbathing
abiru
268
KI dangerous ,
危機 ki ki - a crisis
unsafe 危機管理 kiki kanri - crisis mana
g
ement
abunai , ayaui unsteady 危急 kik
y
uu - emer
g
enc
y
危険 kiken - dan
g
er,
p
eril
危険人物 kiken
j
inbutsu - a dan
g
erous
p
erson
269
YU oil
醤油 shou yu - Soy sauce
灯油 tou
y
u - kerosene
abura
油絵 abura e - an oil
p
aintin
g
270
SHI fat
脂肪 shibou - fat (body fat)
abura
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KAN sweet
甘口 ama kuchi - mildness, sweet flavor
amai
272
YO to leave over ,
余地 yochi - room, space
more than , 平均余命 hei kin
y
o mei - life ex
p
ectanc
y
amasu , amari , amaru the remainder ,
,
to remain,
to be beyond
(one's power)
273
HEN to compile ,
詩編 shi hen - the Psalms
to knit 編集 hen shuu - editin
g
, com
p
ilin
g
amu
編集部 hen shuu bu - editin
g
de
p
artment
274
KA a fault, error ,
食べ過ぎ tabe sugi - eat too much
to pass , elapse 過去 kako - the
p
ast
ayamachi , sugiru , sugosu to exceed , 過去形 kakokei - the
p
ast tense
(g
rammar
)
,
to go to excess 過ぎ越しの祭り su
g
i koshi no matsuri - the Passover
275
GO mistake
試行錯誤 shikou sakugo - trial and error
誤解
g
okai - a misunderstandin
g
ayamaru
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KOU violent, rude, wild
荒い arai - wild, rough
become rough 荒れ地 are chi - desert, wasteland
arai , areru
,
277
SEN wash
お手洗い o te arai - toliet, bathroom
洗い熊 arai
g
uma - racoon
(
lit. washin
g
bear
)
arau
洗濯 sen taku - washin
g
; laundr
y
洗脳 sen nou - brain washin
g
278
SOU to struggle, quarrel
競争 kyou sou - competition, contest
quarrel , dispute 戦争 sen sou - war
arasou , arasoi
南北戦争 nan boku sen sou - the US Civil War
279
KAI to change ,
改革 kai kaku - reform; reformation; innovation
reform , 経済改革 kei zai kai kaku - economic reform
aratameru , aratamaru to be reformed , 改訂 kai tei - revision
reform
280
HYOU to show ,
座席表 za seki hyou - seating chart
to indicate , list , 時間表
j
i kan h
y
ou - time table
arawasu , omute table , schedule 代表 dai h
y
ou - re
p
resentative
,
the outside, surface 発表 ha
ppy
ou - announcement
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GEN actual , appear
表現 hyou gen - expression
愛の表現 ai no h
y
ou
g
en - an ex
p
ression of love
arawasu
現金
g
en kin - cash, read
y
mone
y
現在
g
en zai - now,
p
resent da
y
s, current
現場
g
en ba - the actual s
p
ot, scene of the crime
282
CHO author ,
著者 cho sha - author
to write a book 著しい ichi
j
irushii - remarkable
arawasu , ichijirushii remarkable,
conspicuous
283
ZAI to exist ,
存在 son zai - existence
country , 滞在 tai zai - sta
y
, so
j
ourn
aru suburbs
284
AN dark
真っ暗 makkura - total darkness
暗闇 kura
ami - darkness, the dark
kurai
暗記 an ki - memorization, to learn b
y
heart
285
I commit ,
委員 i in - committee member
to entrust with 任せる makaseru - to entrust, leave ~ to
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I
clothes garments
浴衣 yukata - a yukata; summer kimono
衣服 i fuku - clothes
koromo
287
I enclose ,surround
雰囲気 fun i ki - an atmosphere
囲炉裏 irori - a fire
p
lace, hearth
kakomu , kakou
,
288
I rank , position ,
一位 ichi i - first place
about どの位 dono kurai - about how much; how far
kurai
位置 i chi -
p
lace, location,
p
oint
289
I stomach
i - stomach
290
I , eki easy
使い易い tsukai yasui - easy to use
,
分かり易い wakari
y
asui - eas
y
to understand
yasashi i , yasui
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I
to transfer ,
移民 i min - immigration, immigrant
to infect , to move 移住 i
j
uu - mi
g
rate, mi
g
ration
utsuru , utsusu
to remove ,
,
to infect
292
I depend on
依る yoru - depends on, to depend on
状況に依る
jy
ou k
y
ou ni
y
oru - de
p
ends on the situation
e
依願
i
g
an - a re
q
uest
293
I great ,
偉い erai - great, important
remarkable 偉大 i dai -
g
reatness
erai
294
I differ; wrong
間違い ma chigai - a mistake
~に違いない ~ni chi
g
ai nai - I am sure of ~
chigau , chigaeru
違反 i han - violation , infri
g
ement
,
295
DO get angry
怒る okoru - get angry
to get angry 怒声 do sei - a roar
ikaru , okaru
怒らす ikarasu - to an
g
er someone
,
怒り ikari - an
g
er; hatred
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SOKU breath
安息 an soku - rest, repose
ため息 tame iki - a si
g
h
iki
息子 musuko - a son
(
irre
g
ular readin
g)
297
iki boundary
地域 chi iki - a region, area
地域時刻 chi iki
j
i koku - local time
298
SEI power
勢力 sei ryoku - influence, power, might
勢い込む ikioi komu - to
g
o heart and soul into...
ikioi
299
KI how many ,
幾つ ikutsu - how much?, how many?
some 幾多 iku ta - man
y
, a number of
iku
300
iku to bring up ,
教育 kyou iku - education
to educate , 生涯教育 shou
g
ai k
y
ou iku - education for life
sodatsu , sodateru
to
g
row 体育 tai iku - P.E.;
gy
mnastics
,
体育館 tai iku kan - a
gy
m
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SEN
war
雪合戦 yuki gassen - snow ball fight
冷戦 rei sen - the Cold War
ikusa , tatakau
戦場 sen
jy
ou - a battlefield
,
作戦 saku sen - tactics, state
gy
302
CHI pond
電池 den chi - a battery
ike - a
p
ond
ike
303
YUU brave
勇気 yuu ki - bravery
勇者
y
uu sha - a brave man, hero
isamu
304
SHAKU , KOKU stone
隕石 in seki - a meteorite
,
化石 ka seki - a fossil
ichi , seki
磁石
j
i shaku - ma
g
net
,
宝石 hou seki -
g
em,
j
ewel
石鹸 sekken - soa
p
一石二鳥 isseki ni chou - killin
g
2 birds with one stone
305
SEN spring
温泉 on sen - hot spring,
泉水 sen sui - a fountain
izumi
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BOU busy
忙しい isogashii - busy
多忙 ta bou - bus
y
isogashii
307
MAN , BAN board (wood) ,
看板 kan ban - sign, billboard
,
plate 板挟み ita basami - a dilemma,
ita caught between a rock and a hard place
308
TSUU
pain
片腹痛い kata hara itai - absurd, ridiculous, laughable
痛み止め itami dome - a
p
ainkiller
itai , itamu
,
309
HOU hug , hold
抱擁 hou you - hug, embrace
辛抱 shin bou -
p
atience, to
p
ut u
p
with...
idaku , daku , kakaeru
抱腹絶倒 hou fuku zettou - convulsed with lau
g
hter,
,
split one's sides laughing
310
CHOU summit , receive
頂上 chou jou - peak, summit (of a mountain)
頂戴 chou dai -
p
lease,
g
ive me...
itadaki , itadaku
頂く itadaku - receive
(
somethin
g)
,
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SHI
city
大阪市 oosaka shi - Osaka City
姉妹都市 shimai toshi - sister cities
ichi
市場 ichi ba - market, market
p
lace
312
SHI thread
ito - thread, yarn, string
釣り糸 tsuri ito - fishin
g
line
ito
313
EI manage ,
兵営 hei ei - barracks
barracks 営業 ei
gy
ou - business, mana
g
ement
itonamu
営業中 ei
gy
ou chuu - in business
314
HI no , denial
賛否 san pi - pros and cons, approval and disapproval
不定的 fu tei teki - ne
g
ative, contradictor
y
ina
315
MEI , MYOU order
一生懸命 isshou ken mei - with utmost effort,
,
with all one's might
inochi
運命 un mei - fate,destin
y
革命 kaku mei - revolution
使命 shi mei - a mission
寿命
j
u m
y
ou - a life s
p
an
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KI to pray
祈り inori - a prayer
主の祈り shu no inori - the Lord's Pra
y
er
inoru
317
YOU require ,
重要 juu you - important, momentous, major
necessary 必要 hitsu
ou - necessar
y
iru
要求
y
ou k
y
uu - demands, re
q
uest
318
KYO reside
紙芝居 kami shi bai - a picture play,
telling a story with pictures
iru
人形芝居 nin
gy
ou shi bai - a
p
u
pp
et show
居間 i ma - a livin
g
room
319
GAN rock; crag
溶岩 you gen - volcanic lava
岩手県 iwate ken - Iwate
p
refecture
iwa
岩登り iwa nobori - rock climbin
g
320
SHUKU , SHUU celebrate
祝い iwai - celebration, congratulations
,
祝祭日 shuku sai
j
itsu - a festival da
y
iwai
祝福 shuku fuku - a blessin
g
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IN draw , pull
割引 wari biki - a discount, reduction
綱引き tsuna hiki - tu
g
-of-war
hiku , hikeru
引き出し hiki dashi - a drawer
(
from a desk
)
,
引越し hikkoshi - to move
引用 in
y
ou - a
q
uotation, citation
322
IN sign , mark
印象づける in shou zukeru - to impress someone
印象的 in shou teki - im
p
ressive
shirushi
印度人 in do
in - a
p
erson from India
323
IN cause
原因 gen in - cause, source
因って
y
otte - because of, accordin
g
l
y
yoru
324
U feather , wing
hane - a feather
wa - a counter for birds
ha , hane
一羽 ichi wa - one
(
bird
)
,
325
U universe,
宇宙 u chuu - the universe, space
eaves, house 宇宙人 u chuu
j
in - an alien
宇宙飛行士 u chuu hi kou shi - an astronaut
宇宙旅行 u chuu r
y
o kou - S
p
ace travel
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SHO
first、最 sai sho - first, from the beginning, onset
beginning 初場所 hatsu basho - New Year's Sumo tournament
ui , hatsu , hajime
,
327
SHOKU to plant , to set up
田植え ta ue - rice planting
植物 shoku butsu -
p
lants,ve
g
etation
ueru , uwaru
植民地 shoku min chi - a colon
y
,
328
SHI to ask , to visit ,
伺う ukagau - to visit, to ask, inquire (honorific)
to hear
ukagau
329
FU to float ,
浮く uku - to float
to come to mind , 浮世絵 uki
y
o e - Uki
y
oe
ukabu , uku to be left over (pictures of everyday life in the Edo Period)
,
330
JU to receive ,
授受 ju ju - give and receive
popularity , 受ける ukeru - to be received, become
p
o
p
ular,
ukaru , uke receptacle to catch on
,
受験
j
u ken - takin
g
a test
受け身 ukemi - the
p
assive
(g
rammar
)
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SHOU to hear ,
承知 shou chi - know, say yes, consent
to agree to 承認 shou nin - reco
g
nition, acknowled
g
ement
uketamawaru
332
SHITSU to lose , slip
失業 shitsu gyou - unemployment
失敗 shi
pp
ai - failure, mistake
ushinau
失望 shitsu bou - disa
pp
ointment
うしなう
失礼 shitsu rei - rude, im
p
olite, excuse me
333
HAKU
thin , light ,
薄々 usu usu - dimly, slightly
weak , pale 薄荷 hakka -
p
e
pp
ermint
usui
334
GI to doubt , suspect ,
懐疑 kai gi - doubt, skepticism
suspicion , 疑う uta
g
au - to doubt
utagau doubt 容疑者
y
ou
g
i sha - a sus
p
ect
(p
erson
)
疑問
g
i mon - a
q
uestion, doubt,
p
roblem
疑問文
g
i mon bun - interro
g
ative sentence
335
NAI , DAI inside
案内 an nai - information, guidance
,
県内 ken nai - within a
p
refecture
uchi
内緒 nai sho - secret, confidential,
p
rivac
y
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DA strick , hit , to beat
舌打ち shita uchi - click one's tongue, smacking lips
抜打ち nuki uchi - a sudden assault; be sur
p
rised b
y
utsu
打ち上げる uchi a
g
eru - to launch, shoot u
p
(a rocket, space shuttle or fireworks)
337
BI beautiful ,
賛美 san bi - praise
beauty 讃美歌 san bi ka - a h
y
mn,
p
raise son
g
utsukushii
美人 bi
j
in - a beautiful woman
美術 bi
j
utsu - art, fine arts
338
KI
vessel , tool
火炎放射器 ka en hou sha ki - a flame thrower
楽器
g
akki - a musical instument
utsuwa
消化器 shou ka ki - a fire extin
g
uisher
炊飯器 sui han ki - a rice cooker
339
WAN arm , talent ,ability
ude - an arm
両腕 r
y
ou ude - both arms
ude
腕相撲 ude zumou - arm wrestlin
g
(
arm Sumo
)
340
SAN childbearing ,
お土産 o mi yage - a souvenir,
product , present from a trip for someone
ubu , umu fortune , 国産 koku san - a national
p
roduct
,
to give birth , 破産 ha san - bankru
p
t
to produce 不動産 fu dou san - real estate
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BA horse
uma - horse
河馬 ka ba - a hi
pp
o; hi
pp
o
p
otamus
uma , ma
縞馬 shima uma - a zebra
,
流鏑馬
abu same - archer
y
from horseback
馬鹿 baka - foolish, an idoit, stu
p
id
342
MAI to be buried ,
埋まる umaru - to be buried
to be filled up , 穴埋め ana ume - to fill in the blanks
(
of a form...
)
umaru , umeru to bury ,
,
to fill up
343
KEI respect
尊敬 son kei - repect, honor,esteem
敬語 kei
g
o - honorific lan
g
ua
g
e, terms of res
p
ect
uyamau
344
RI reverse side ,
裏技 ura waza - an underhanded trick ,
back , using secret knowledge
ura opposite 裏口 ura
uchi - back door
手裏剣 shu ri ken - a throwin
g
star
(
nin
j
a!
)
裏切る ura
g
iru - to betra
y
345
SEN
to divine ,
独占 doku sen - a monopoly
divination , 占領地 sen r
y
ou chi - occu
p
ied territor
y
(
b
y
an arm
y)
uranau , uranai , shimeru to occupy ,
,
to hold (a seat)
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TOKU acquire ,
心得 kokoro e - information, knowledge
gain 得る eru - to
g
et; to
g
ain
uru , eru
,
347
KAI , E picture
油絵 abura e - oil painting
,
浮世絵 uki
y
o e - Uki
y
oe, ever
y
da
y
life in Edo
p
eriod
絵本 e hon - a
p
icture book
(
children
)
348
KAI , E
a turn ,
一回 ikkai - once, one time
,
to turn 今回 kon kai - this time, now
mawaru , mawasu
回し mawashi - Sumo's lioncloth
,
回復 kai fuku - recoverin
g
, recover
y
349
EI swim
遠泳 en ei - long-distance swimming
水泳 sui ei - swimmin
g
oyogu
寒中水泳 kan chuu sui ei - swimmin
g
in dead of winter
350
EI flourish , glory
栄光 ei kou - glory
栄養 ei
y
ou - nutrition
sakaeru , hae , haeru
,
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EI eternal
永遠 ei en - forever, eternity
永続 ei zoku -
p
ermanence,
p
ersistent
nagai
352
EI sharp
鋭い surudoi - sharp
surudoi
353
EKI , YAKU war , office ,
悪役 aku yaku - the bad guy part, role of the villian
,
duty , role , 毒見役 doku mi
y
aku - a taster for
p
osion
service 役に立つ
y
aku ni tatsu - be useful; be hel
p
ful
354
EKI liquid
毒液 doku eki - venom (from a snake...)
血液型 ketsu eki
g
ata - blood t
yp
e
355
SHI a branch
枯れ枝 kare eda - a dead branch
(of a tree) 爪楊枝 tsuma
y
ou
j
i - tooth
p
ick
eda
枝垂れ柳 shi dare
y
ana
g
i - a Wee
p
in
g
Willow
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ETSU to go over ,
引越し hikkoshi - moving, changing residence
to exceed , 追い越し oi koshi -
p
assin
g
koeru , kosu to cross ,
,
to move to
357
SHOU
to laugh ,
可笑しい okashii - funny, strange, amusing
to smile 笑顔 e
g
ao - a smilin
g
face
emu , warau
,
358
SEN to choose
選ぶ erabu - to choose, select
選挙 sen k
y
o - elections
(
ver
y
nois
y
!
)
erabu
359
EN garden
公園 kou en - park
幼稚園
y
ou chi en - kinder
g
arden
sono
360
EN , ON
far
永遠 ei en - forever, eternity
,
耳が遠い mimi
g
a tooi -
p
oor hearin
g
tooi
望遠鏡 bou en k
y
ou - telesco
p
e
遠足 en soku - tri
p
; hike;
p
icnic
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EN
salt
食塩 shoku en - table salt
塩水 shio mizu - salt water
shio
362
EN to act ,
演歌 enka - Enka (style of Japanese music)
to perform a play 開演 kai en - curtain o
p
enin
g
(
start of a
p
la
y)
363
EN to be postponed ,
延ばす nobasu - to lengthen; to stretch; to grow a beard
to be extended , 延期 en ki - to
p
ost
p
one
nobiru , nobasu , nobe
to
p
ost
p
one ,
,
to extend , total
364
EN smoke
禁煙 kin en - NO SMOKING!
煙い kemui - smoke
y
\
kemuru , kemuri , kemui
,
365
SHO , CHO beginning (lineage)
一緒 issho - together
,
cord, string 内緒 nai sho - secret,
p
rivate
o (of a musical 内緒話 nai sho banashi - a secret talk
instrument)
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O to bring
汚す yogosu - to stain, to soil
disgrace upon , 汚染 o sen -
p
ollution
kegasu , yogosu , kitanai to soil , 大気汚染 tai ki o sen - air
p
ollution
,
to get dirty ,
367
O , WA
peace, sum,
昭和 shou wa - emperor & era name of Japan (1926-89)
,
Japan 調和 chou wa - harmon
y
yawaragu , nagomu
平和 hei wa -
p
eace
,
和食 wa shoku - Ja
p
anese st
y
le food
368
ROU old
海老 e bi - a lobster, shrimp
敬老の日 kei rou no hi - Res
p
ect for the A
g
ed Da
y
oiru , fukeru
,
369
FU to bear ,
勝負 shou bu - a match, contest, bout
to be indebted to , 負け make - a defeat
ou , makeru , makasu to lose , 根負け kon make - to run out of
p
atience;
,
be defeated , to give up due to being out-done
to beat ,defeat
370
OU chase
追い掛ける oi kakeru - to run after; chase
追放 tsui hou - banishment; exile
tsui
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OU king
王国 ou koku - kingdom, monarchy
王子 ou
j
i - a
p
rince
王手 ou te - checkmate, check
(
shou
g
i/chess
)
王様 ou sama - a kin
g
372
OU , KOU yellow
黄金律 ou gon ritsu - the Golden Rule
,
黄昏 taso
are - twili
g
ht
ki , ko
黄色 ki iro -
y
ellow
373
OU center
震央 shin ou - center of earthquake; epicenter
中央 chuu ou - the center; central; middle
374
OU side , width ,
横泳ぎ yoko oyogi - the sidestroke (swimming)
beside 横綱
oko zuna - the hi
g
hest rankin
g
in sumo
yoko
横断 ou dan - crossin
g
(
a road
)
375
OU Europe
西欧 sei ou - Western Europe
欧風 ou fuu - Euro
p
ean st
y
le
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OU push
押し入れ oshi ire - a closet
押し売り oshi uri - a hi
g
h
p
ressure salesman
osu , osaeru
,
377
OU interior ,
奥さん okusan - (your) wife
inner part , 奥の手 oku no te - the last resort; secret skills
oku depths ,
heart
378
HAN to commit ,
違犯 i han - violation; transgression
violate , 再犯 sai han - second offense
okasu offense 防犯 bou han - crime
p
revention
現行犯で
g
en kou han de - cau
g
ht red handed
犯罪 han zai - a crime
379
HAI worship ,
偶像礼拝 guu zou rei hai - idolatry
humbly 礼拝 rei hai - worshi
p
ogamu
拝啓 hai kei - Dear ...,
(
start of a letter
)
380
HO to supply ,
補給 ho kyuu - supply; replenish
to compensate , 補聴器 ho chou ku - hearin
g
aid
oginau to supplement
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CHI to place ,
位置 i chi - place; situation
to put 置き場 oki ba - a
p
lace to store somethin
g
oku
382
OKU hundred million
一億 ichi oku - 100,000,000
383
CHI slow , late
遅刻 chi koku - to be late; lateness
遅延 chi en - to dela
y
;
p
rocrastination
okurasu , okureru , osoi
,
384
GOU , SOU to present a gift
贈収賄 zou shuu wai - bribery; corruption
,
贈り物 okuri mono - a
p
resent;
g
ift
okuru
385
YOU childish ,
幼児 you ji - a baby; infant
very young 幼稚園
y
ou chi en - kinder
g
arten
osanai
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CHI , JI to rule over ,
政治 sei ji - politics; government
,
govern , 民主政治 min shu sei
j
i - Democratic
g
overnment
osamaru , naosu cure 治す naosu - to cure; heal
,
明治時代 mei
j
i
j
i dai - the Mei
j
i Period
(
1868-1912
)
387
SHUU to obtain ,
収穫 shuu kaku - harvest
to pay (taxes) , 収入 shuu n
uu - income
osamaru to store 収容 shuu
y
ou - accommodation
388
KYOU to fear ,
恐ろしい osoroshii - terriable; dreadful
fear , anxiety , 恐怖 k
y
ou fu - terror; fear
osoreru , osore , osoroshii fearful , fierce , 恐竜 k
ou r
uu - dinosaur
,
awful
389
RAKU to fall
落ちる ochiru - to fail (a test); fall down; to drop
お洒落 osha re - fashion-conscious
ochiru , otosu
猿も木から落ちる saru mo ki kara ochiru -
, とす
Even monkeys can fall from the trees.
(idiom) anyone can make mistakes
390
FU , FUU husband ,
工夫 ku fuu - a device; scheme
,
man 丈夫
jy
ou bu - health
y
; stron
g
; sturd
y
otto
大丈夫 dai
jy
ou bu - ok; alri
g
ht
夫婦 fuu fu - a married cou
p
le; husband and wife
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HOU to visit ,
探訪 tan bou - an inquiry; searching
to call on 訪問 hou mon - to visit; to call
otozureru , tazuneru
392
YOU dance ,
踊る odoru - to dance
to dance , 踊り odori - a dance
odori , odoru to jump
,
393
KAKU each ,
各国 kakkoku - every country; each country
every 各駅停車 kaku eki tei sha - local train
onoono (a train that stops at every station)
394
TAI a belt ,
危険地帯 ki ken chi tai - danger zone
a region , 黒帯 kuro obi - a black belt
(
martial arts
)
obi , obiru to wear 携帯電話 kei tai den wa - a keitai
(p
ortable
p
hone
)
,
熱帯 nettai - the tro
p
ics
395
to remember ,
感覚 kan kaku - sense; sensation
to understand 目覚し時計 me zamashi to kei - alarm clock
obaeru , kaku
目を覚めます me o samemasu - to wake u
p
,
(eyes wake up)
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face ,
月面 getsu men - the surface of the moon
surface, 地面
j
i men -
g
round; earth's surface
omo , men , omote side , phase , 赤面 seki men - to blush
(
red face
)
,
mask , face , 両面 r
y
ou men - both sides
outside, front 面接 men setsu - interview
(
for
j
ob...
)
397
to break ,
折り紙 ori gami - paper folding, origami
to fold 右折 u setsu - to turn ri
g
ht
ori , setsu , oru
, ,
398
to fall
降雨 kou u - rainfall, rain
(rain, snow) 降参 kou san - to surrender,
g
ive into...
kou , furu , oriru to get off
,
to come down
399
honorific prefix
御飯 go han - rice (rice is important)
御苦労様
g
o ku rou sama - thanks for
y
our hard work
on , gyo , go
御馳走
g
o chi sou - feast! treatin
g
someone to food
, ,
400
KOU , KYOU fragrance
香水 kou sui - perfume
,
香港 hon kon - Hon
g
Kon
g
ka , kaori , kaoru
, ,
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KA subject of study
学科 gakka - subject; course of study
科学 ka
g
aku - science
教科書 k
y
ou ka sho - a textbook
402
KA , KE change (into)
国際化 koku sai ka - internationalization
,
地球温暖化 chi k
y
uu on dan ka -
g
lobal warmin
g
bakeru , bakasu
文化 bun ka - culture
,
お化け o bake -
g
host
403
KA load
荷物 ni motsu - luggage, baggage
重荷 omo ni - a heav
y
load; burden
ni
404
KA add
参加 san ka - participation
増加 zou ka - an increase
kuwaeru , kuwawaru
,
405
KA fruit , end
効果 kou ka - effect, results
果たし状 hatashi
j
ou - a letter of challen
g
e
hanisu , hateru , hate (from an enemy)
,
果汁 ka
j
uu - fruit
j
uice
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KA money, goods
金貨 kin ka - a gold coin
硬貨 kou ka - a coin
407
KA section, lesson
課長 ka chou - section chief
課税 ka zei - taxes, taxation
408
KA possible, approve
許可 kyo ka - permission, approval
可愛い kawaii - cute,
p
rett
y
不可能 fu ka nou - im
p
ossible
可能性 ka nou sei -
p
ossibilit
y
409
KA river
銀河 gin ga - The Milky Way
氷河 h
y
ou
g
a - a
g
lacier
kawa
河馬 ka ba - hi
pp
o
p
otamus
410
KA candy,
お菓子 okashi - sweets, snack
confectionery 菓子屋 kashi
y
a - confectioner
y
sho
p
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KA shoes
靴下 kutsu shita - socks
靴磨き kutsu mi
g
aki - shoe shine, shinin
g
shoes
kutsu
412
shell ,
kai - a shell
shellfish 貝塚 ka zuka - a shell mound
kai (remains of ancient socities' dump)
413
KAI (1st, 2nd) floor
音階 on kai - music scale
(of a building) 武士階級 bushi kai k
y
uu - warrior class
rank; 階段 kai dan - stairs
414
KAI machine
機械 ki kai - a machine
機械翻訳 ki kai hon
y
aku - machine translation
415
KAI pleasant
愉快 yu kai - pleasant, happy
快速 kai soku - ex
p
ress
(
train
)
, hi
g
h s
p
eed
kokoroyoi
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KAI , GE explanation ,
誤解 go kai - a misunderstanding
,
to solve , untie , 正解 sei kai - answers, solution
toku , tokasu , tokeru dissolve 理解 ri kai - understandin
g
, com
p
rehension
,
問題解決 mon dai kai ketsu - solve a
p
roblem,
problem-solving
417
KAI ashes
火山灰 ka zan bai - volcanic ash
灰色 hai iro -
g
re
y
(
color
)
hai
418
KAI mediate ,
紹介 shou kai - introduce
come between , 自己紹介
j
i ko shou kai - self-introduction
to aid
419
KAI all , everything ,
皆さん mina san - everyone
everyone 皆既日食 kai ki nisshoku - total solar ecli
p
se
mina
420
GAI harm ,
迫害 haku gai - persecution
calamity 煙害 en
g
ai - smoke
p
ollution
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KOU to be mixed ,
外交 gai kou - diplomacy
to associate with 見交わす mi kawasu - to exchan
g
e
g
lances,
kau , majiru , majiwaru
to look at each other
,
交換 kou kan - to exchan
g
e, trade
422
return
繰り返し kuri kaeshi - to repeat
息を吹き返す iki o fuki kaesu - to come back to life
kaesu , hen , kaeru
返事 hen
j
i - re
p
l
y
, answer
, ,
423
SEI , SHOU to reflect upon ,
文部省 mon bu shou - Ministry of Education
,
to look , 各省 kaku shou - each ministr
y
(
of the
g
ovenment
)
kaerimiru , haburu suffix 'government
,
department'
to omit , cut down
424
HEN change ,
相変わらず ai kawarazu - same as always;
abnormal nothing changed
kaeru , kawaru
大変 tai hen - dreadful, terrible, ver
y
...
,
変身 hen shin - metamor
p
hosis, transformation
425
TAI replace
振り替え furi kae - transfer (money at post office)
着替え ki
g
ae - a chan
g
e of clothes
kaeru , kawaru
,
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KAN exchange
交換 kou kan - trade, exchange
換気 kan ki - ventilation
(
exchan
g
e of air
)
kaeru , kawaru
,
427
KEI connect, in charge
関係 kan kei - relationship (between people and things)
係員 kakari in -
p
erson in char
g
e of somethin
g
kakari , kakaru
,
428
hang, catch, call
手掛かり te gakari - a clue (in a case), scent, trail
追い掛ける oi kakeru - to chase,
kakari , kakeru , kakaru follow someone or something
,
429
GEN limit
無限 mu gen - infinite
制限速度 sei
g
en soku do - s
p
eed limit
kagiru
430
KETSU lack
欠伸 akubi - yawn, yawning
欠点 ketten - a weak
p
oint, fault
kaku , kakeru
,
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KAKU angle, corner, horn
三角 san kaku - triangle
対角 tai kaku - dia
g
onal
kade , tsuno
兎に角 toni kaku - an
y
wa
y
, an
y
how, at an
y
rate
,
角界 kaku kai - the world of Sumo
432
KAKU , KYAKU guest, customer
お客様 o kyaku sama - customer (said to customers)
,
来客 rai k
aku - a visitor,
g
uest, caller
観光客 kan kou k
y
aku - a tourist
433
KAKU , KOU norm, status
人格 jin kaku - personality, character
,
合格
g
ou kaku -
p
assin
g
(
test
)
, success
434
KAKU make certain,
確か tashika - if I'm not mistaken... definite
certain 確認 kaku nin - affirmation, confirmation
tashika , tashikameru
未確認飛行物体 mi kaku nin hi kou buttai - UFO
435
KAKU leather, reform
改革 kai kaku - reform, reformation
経済改革 kei zai kai kaku - economic reform
kawa
革命 kaku mei - revolution
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KAKU amount, forehead
金額 kin gaku - an amount of money
差額 sa
g
aku - balance,diference, mar
g
in
hitai
437
SEN wise, clever, smart
賢明 ken mei - wisdom, intelligence
賢人 ken
j
in - wise man
kashikoi
438
SUU , SU count, number
算数 san suu - arithmetic
,
複数 fuku suu -
p
lural
kazu , kazoeru
,
439
KEI , GYOU shape, form, type
過去形 ka ko kei - past tense (grammar)
,
人形 nin
gy
ou - a doll
kata , katachi
,
440
KEI type
血液型 ketsu eki gata - blood type
原型
g
en kei - a
p
rotot
yp
e, model
kata
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HEN fragment,
片仮名 kata kana - Katakana
one-sided 片思い kata omoi - unre
q
uited love, one-sided love
kata
442
KEN shoulder
肩凝り kata kori - stiff shoulders
肩車 kata
g
uruma -
p
i
ggy
back on shoulders,
kata riding on one's shoulders
443
solid, firm, hard
固い katai - stubborn, firm
凝固点
gy
ou ko ten - freezin
g
p
oint
katai , ko , katameru ,
katamaru
, ,
444
NAN difficult, disaster
避難 hi nan - to take refuge, evacuate, run for cover
食べ難い tabe nikui - hard to eat
katai , muzukashii ,
有り難う ari
g
atou - thank
y
ou
nikui
,
445
KOU hard
硬い katai - hard, firm, strong
硬貨 kou ka - a coin
katai
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KEN firm
堅い katai - hard, steadfast
堅苦しい kata kurushii - formal, stiff, stuff
y
katai
447
KEI incline, lean
傾聴 kei chou - listen carefully
耳を傾ける mimi o katamukeru
katamuku , katamukeru - to incline one's ears, to listen
448
SHOU win, excel
打ち勝つ uchi katsu - overcoming, conquer
勝負 shou bu - a bout, fi
g
ht, match
katsu , masaru
,
449
KATSU active, live,
生活 sei katsu - life, living,lead a life
activity 復活 fukkatsu - revival, restoration
活火山 kakkazan - an active volcano
活動 katsu dou - activit
y
, movement
450
KATSU divide
一割 ichi wari - 10 percent
分割 bun katsu -
p
artition, division
waru , wari , wareru , saku
, , ,
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TAN bear, undertake
負担 fu tan - burden, charge, responsibility
担任 tan nin -
p
erson in char
g
e of somethin
g
katsugu , ninau
,
452
MON gate
専門 sen mon - major (university), speciality,
subject of study, expert
kado
入門 n
y
uu mon - enterin
g
an institute, introduction to...
453
HI sad
慈悲 ji hi - compassion, mercy
無慈悲 mu
j
i hi - ruthless, merciless
kanashii , kanashimu
454
HITSU without fail
必死に hisshi ni - frantically, desperately, for one's life
必勝 hisshou - sure victor
y
, be certain of victor
y
kanarazu
必要 hitsu
ou - necessar
y
, essential
455
HI he, that
彼氏 kare shi - a boyfriend
彼女 kano
j
o - a
g
irlfriend
kano , kare
,
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KOU structure, posture ,
結構 kekkou - splendid, nice, it's enough
construct, mind, 構いません kamaimasen - I don't mind, it's ok
kamou , kamaeru
p
ut oneself in a
,
posture
457
SHIN , JIN
god, God, mind
神戸 kou be - Kobe (city in Japan)
,
精神 sei shin - mind, s
p
irit, intention
kami , kan , kou
神様 kami sama - God
, ,
458
HATSU hair
金髪 kin patsu - blond hair
散髪 san
atsu - hair cuttin
g
kami
共白髪 tomo shira
g
a -
g
rowin
g
old to
g
ether
(
cou
p
le
)
459
SHIN hard,
辛い karai - spicy hot
spicy hot (food) 辛い tsurai - hard, heart breakin
g
karai
460
KO to let dry ,
枯れ木 kare ki - a dead tree, dry wood
wither 夏枯れ natsu
g
are - summer slum
p
karasu , kareru
,
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RAKU entwine,
連絡 ren raku - contact, communication, connection
to twine around 短絡 tan raku - short-circuit
(
electronics
)
karamaru , karamu
,
462
KEI light (weight)
軽犯罪 kei han zai - a light offence
軽口 karu kuchi - a talkative
p
erson
(
loose mouth
)
karui , karoyaka
,
463
HI skin
kawa - skin, hide, leather, fur, pelt, bark
皮肉 hi niku - sarcasm
kawa
464
SOKU side
内側 uchi gawa - the in-side, interior
向かい側 mukai
g
awa - the other side
kawa
465
KAN dry
乾燥機 kan sou ki - a dryer
(drying machine for clothes...)
kawakasu , kawaku
乾杯 kan
p
ai - cheers!
(
lit. dr
y
cu
p)
,
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KAN cold,
寒中水泳 kan chuu sui ei -
swimming in the dead of winter
samui
防寒 bou kan -
p
rotection a
g
ainst the cold
467
KAN feeling, sense,
実感 ji kan - real feelings
feel 第六感 dai rokkan - the 6th sense, a hunch
女の直感 onna no chokkan - women's intuition
感じる kan
j
iru - to feel, ex
p
erience
感謝 kan sha - thanks,
g
ratitude
感動 kan dou - to be moved
(
emotionall
y)
im
p
ressed
468
KAN complete, perfect
完璧 kan peki - perfect, completeness
完全 kan zen -
p
erfection, com
p
leteness
完全主義者 kan zen shu
g
i sha - a
p
erfectionist
(p
erson
)
469
KAN government
警察官 kei satsu kan - a policeman
官庁 kan chou -
g
overnment office
470
KAN pipe, control
血管 kekkan - a blood vessel
管楽器 kan
akki - a wind
(
musical
)
instrument
kuda
管制塔 kan sei tou - a control tower
危機管理 ki ki kan ri - crisis control
(
mana
g
ement
)
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KAN concern, barrier
関係 kan kei - a relationship
玄関
g
en kan - entrance to house
seki (where you take of shoes)
関心 kan shin - concern, interest
472
KAN view
観光 kan kou - sightseeing
観光ビザ kan kou biza - tourist visa
473
KAN publish
月刊 gekkan - a monthly publication
週刊 shuu kan -
p
ublished weekl
y
夕刊
y
uu kan - evenin
g
p
a
p
er
474
KAN habit, custom,
習慣 shuu kan - custom, habit, manners
to get used to 慣れる nareru - to become accustomed to,
g
et used to...
nareru , narasu
,
475
KAN dry
梅干し ume boshi - umeboshi (dried sour plum)
干し草 hoshi kusa - ha
y
(
dr
y
g
rass
)
hosu , hiru
,
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KAN roll up, volume
絵巻き e maki - a scroll with pictures
竜巻 tatsu maki - a tornado
maku , maki
鉢巻き hachi maki - a headband
,
巻き物 maki mono - a scroll
477
KAN simple
簡単 kan tan - easy, simple
簡略 kan r
aku - sim
p
licit
y
478
KAN a can
空缶 aki kan - an empty can
(drink or food can) 缶詰 kan zume -
p
acked can, canned
g
oods
缶切り kan kiri - a can o
p
ener
479
KAN sickness,
患者 kan ja - a patient
affection 重患
j
uu kan - a serious
(
heav
y)
sickness
wazurau
480
GAN round
日の丸 hi no maru - the Japanese flag
丸見え maru mie - com
p
letel
y
visable, see ever
y
thin
g
maru , marui , marumeru
,
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GAN
(sea) shore
海岸 kai gan - seashore, coast
川岸 kawa
g
ishi - a river bank
kishi
482
GAN wish,
念願 nen gan - one's heart's desire
ask a favor, 願い ne
g
ai - a wish, a desire
nekau
desire 願望
g
an bou - desire, wish, as
p
iration
483
GAN contain, include,
含蓄 gan chiku - significant
keep in one's 含み笑い fukumi warai - su
pp
ressed lau
g
h,
fukumu , fukumeru
mouth
g
i
gg
le, chuckle
,
484
KI write down
暗記 an ki - memorize, learning by heart
日記 nikki - a diar
y
shirusu
創世記 sou sei ki - Genesis
記憶 ki oku - memor
y
485
GO , KI term expect
延期 en ki - to postpone, postponement
,
学期
g
akki - a
(
school
)
term, semester
同期 dou ki - same class, entered
(
work, school
)
at the same time
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KI rare, aspire,
希望 ki bou - wish, desire, hope
desire 希望者 ki bou sha -
p
erson wishin
g
to do somethin
g
(join something...)
487
KI season
四季 shi ki - the 4 seasons
(of the year) 季節 ki setsu - the seasons, season
季節的 ki setsu teki - seasonal
488
KI joy, happy
大喜び oo yorokobi - great joy
喜び歌う
y
orokobi utau -
j
o
y
full
y
sin
g
in
g
yorokobu
489
KI machine,
機械 ki kai - a machine
occasion 乾燥機 kan sou ki - a dr
y
er, dr
y
in
g
machine
hata
危機 ki ki - crisis
自動販売機
j
i dou han bai ki - a vendin
g
machine
(drinks...)
扇風機 sen
p
uu ki - an electric fan
490
KI rule,
規格 ki kaku - norm, standard
regulation, 規則 ki soku - rule, re
g
ulations
compass
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KI to approach,
年寄り toshi yori - the aged, old people
to drop in, 言い寄る ii
y
oru - to court, to make a
p
ass
yoru , yoseru
to
g
ather ,
,
contribute,
to draw up a chair
492
KI desk
tsukue - desk
机上の空論 ki
j
ou no kuu ron - amchair theor
y
;
tsukue academic gossip, empty theory
493
GI discuss,
会議 kai gi - a meeting, conference
debate 不思議 fu shi
i - stran
g
e, m
y
sterious
議会
g
i kai - Diet, con
g
ress,
p
arliament
494
GI skill
裏技 ura waza - underhanded trick, secret trick
特技 toku
g
i - a s
p
ecial skill
waza
技術
g
i
j
utsu - technolo
gy
, techni
q
ue, art
495
SHOU extinguish,
解消 kai shou - to cancel, cancellation
put out, spend 消える kieru - to vanish
kieru , kesu
消しゴム keshi
g
omu - an eraser
,
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RI advantage,
権利 ken ri - right, privilege
profit 勝利 shou ri - victor
y
, win,trium
p
h
kiku
便利 ben ri - convenient, hand
y
, useful
497
KOU effect,
効果 kou ka - effectiveness, result
efficiency 効果的 kou ka teki - effective, successful
kiku
498
CHOU trillion (US)
兆し kizashi - a sign, omen
billion (Eng) 前兆 zen chou - omen,
p
remonition
kizashi , kizasu
si
g
n, s
y
m
p
tom
,
499
KOKU engrave, carve,
深刻 shin koku - serious
to cut fine 遅刻 chi koku - lateness, to be late
kizamu
500
CHIKU to build ,
改築 kai chiku - reconstruction
construction 建築 ken chiku - construction
kizuku
修築 shuu chiku - renovation, resoration, re
p
air
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KYOU , KEI compete
競泳 kyou ei - swimming race
,
(in a race...) 競技 k
y
ou
g
i - a match,
g
ame
kisou , seru
競争 k
y
ou sou - com
p
etition
,
502
KITSU inhale, drink
受動喫煙 ju dou kitsu en - passive smoke
喫茶店 kissaten - coffee house, coffee sho
p
503
KITSU to call to account ,
缶詰 kan zume - canned food, canning
to cram, すし詰め sushi zume -
p
acked in like sushi
(
sardines
)
tsumeru , tsumaru , tsumu to put close to,
,
to shorten
504
KETSU to be decided ,
解決 kai ketsu - solution, settlement
decide 決議 ketsu
g
i - vote, decide
kimaru , kimeru
雨天決行 u ten kekkou - even in case of rain, will
p
roceed
,
(not cancelled)
505
KUN you (familiar) ,
諸君 sho kun - Ladies & Gentlemen!
ruler, kimi -
y
ou
kimi added to (to girls - be careful can be consided a little rude)
names of boys
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GYAKU reverse, opposite
逆さま saka sama - up-side down
逆効果
gy
aku kou ka - back fire,
sakarau , saka
o
pp
osite of what was ho
p
ed for
,
逆説
gy
aku setsu -
p
aradox
507
KYUU
grade
一級 ikkyuu - 1st class, 1st grade
高級 kou k
y
uu - hi
g
h class
(
ex
p
ensive
)
上級
j
ou k
y
uu - advanced level, u
pp
er class
武士階級 bu shi kai k
y
uu - the warrior class
508
KYOU ball
卓球 takkyuu - ping pong, table tennis
地球 chi k
y
uu - the Earth
tama
509
KYOU seek
探求 tan kyuu - a quest, pursuit
要求
y
ou k
y
uu - to demand, re
q
uest
motomeru
求愛 k
y
uu ai - courtin
g
求職 k
y
uu shoku - searchin
g
for a
j
ob,
j
ob-huntin
g
510
KYOU cry
感泣 kan kyuu - to be moved to tears
泣き笑い naki warai - a tearful smile,
naku
smile throu
g
h one's tears
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KYOU save, rescue
救急車 kyuu kyuu sha - an ambulance
救世主 k
y
uu sei shu - Messiah, Savior
sukuu
救命 k
y
uu mei - life savin
g
512
KYUU supply, pay
給食 kyuu shoku - school lunch
給料日 k
y
uu r
y
ou bi -
p
a
y
da
y
513
KYUU , KU long time
久しぶり hisashiburi - it's been a long time
,
永久歯 ei k
y
uu shi -
p
ermanant tooth
hisashii
514
KYUU old, former
復旧 fukkyuu - restoration, rehabilitation
旧姓 k
y
uu sei - maiden name
(
former name
)
旧約聖書 k
y
uu
y
aku sei sho - the Old Testament
515
KYUU suck,
深呼吸 shin ko kyuu - deep breath
breathe in 人工呼吸
j
in kou ko k
y
uu - artificial res
p
iration,
suu
mouth to mouth
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KYO permit,
運転免許 un ten men kyo - drivers licence
pardon, 許し
y
urushi -
p
ardon, for
g
iveness,
p
ermission
yurusu
for
g
ive 許可 k
y
o ka -
p
ermission, a
pp
roval
517
GYO fish
金魚 kin gyo - goldfish
飛魚 tobi uo - fl
y
in
g
fish
sakana , uo
人魚 nin
gy
o - mermaid, merman
,
518
SEI , SHOU
clean, clear, pure
清水 shi mizu - spring water
,
清明 sei mei -
p
ure & clean
kiyoi , kiyomaru , kiyomeru
, ,
519
KYOU bridge
石橋 ishi bashi - stone bridge
歩道橋 ho dou k
y
ou -
p
edestrian brid
g
e
hashi
520
KYOU together
公共 kou kyou - public, community
と共に to tomo ni - to
g
ether with
tomo
共産 k
y
ou san - communist
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KYOU cooperate
協会 kyou kai - association,society, organization
日本放送協会 ni
pp
on hou sou k
y
ou kai -
NHK (public television in Japan)
522
KYOU , KEI manage,
経営 kei ei - management
,
passage 経験 kei ken - ex
p
erience
heru circles of longitude 経済 kei zai - economics, business
523
KYOU , KEI boundary,
環境 kan kyou - environment
,
border line, 境界 k
y
ou kai - boundar
y
sakai
situation
524
KYOU , KU attendant ,
子供 kodomo - child, children
,
offer 供給 k
ou k
uu - su
pp
l
y
,
p
rovision
tomo , sonaeru
供え物 sonae mono - an offerin
g
,
525
KYOU chest (body part)
胸毛 muna ge - chest hairs
胸部 k
y
ou bu - chest area
mune , muna
,
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KYOU shout
叫び sakebi - a shout, scream
雄叫び otakebi - a war cr
y
,roar
sakebu
527
KYOU conditions,
状況 jyou kyou - circumstances, situation
state of things, 準備状況
j
un bi
jy
ou k
y
ou -
p
reliminar
y
conditions,
still more initial conditions
528
KYOU narrow
狭苦しい sema kurushii - cramped, to small of a place
肩身が狭い kata mi
g
a semai - feelin
g
ashamed
semai , sebameru ,
sebamaru
, ,
529
KYOU hold between,
洗濯挟み sentaku basami - clothes pin
clasp 小耳に挟む ko mimi ni hasamu - to ha
pp
en to overhear
hasamu , hasamaru
,
530
KYOKU music, song,
一曲 ikkyoku - a tune, one song
curve, turn カバー曲 kaba- k
y
oku - a cover, remake of a son
g
magaru , mageru
曲がり道 ma
g
ari michi - a windin
g
road
,
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KYOKU
bureau,
結局 kekkyoku - after all, in the end
segment 米航空宇宙局 bei kou kuu u chuu k
y
oku - NASA
(
USA
)
放送局 hou sou k
y
oku - broadcastin
g
office
532
KYOKU , GOKU extreme, pole
積極 sekkyoku - positive
(north and south) 南極 nan k
oku - the South Pole, Antarctic
kiwameru , kiwamaru ,
北極 hokk
y
oku - the North Pole
kiwami
, ,
533
GYOKU gem, jewel,
五百円玉 go hyaku en dama - 500 yen coin
round object 水玉 mizu tama - a dro
p
of water
tama
お手玉 o te dama -
j
u
gg
lin
g
534
SAI verge, occasion
交際 kou sai - company, association
国際 koku sai - international
kiwa
実際
j
issai - actual condition,
p
ractical
535
KIN even, level
平均 hei kin - equilibrium, balance,average
平均寿命 heikin
jy
u m
y
ou - life ex
p
ectanc
y
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KIN prohibit,
禁煙 kin en - no smoking!
not allowed 禁煙車 kin en sha - non-smokin
g
car
禁止 kin shi -
p
rohibited, not allowed
537
KIN , GON
service
勤務 kin mu - duty, service
,
勤務者 kin mu sha - workers, men on dut
y
tsutomeru , tsutomaru
勤労 kin rou - labor, exertion
,
538
KU district, ward
行政区 gyou sei ku - administrative district
区別 ku betsu - distinction, to make a distinction
539
KU suffering ,
労苦 rou ku - labor, toil, hardship
bitter , 暑苦しい atsu kurushii - swelterin
g
hot
kurushii , kurushimu ,
p
ainful 寝苦しい ne
g
urushii - unable to slee
p
well
kurushimeru , nigai ,
御苦労様
g
o ku rou sama -
g
ood work!
nigaru
Thanks for
y
our labors
, ,
, ,
540
KU , KO
storehouse
倉庫 sou kou - a warehouse
,
冷蔵庫 rei zou ko - refri
g
erator
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KU , KOU crimson
口紅 kuchi beni - lipstick
,
紅海 kou kai - the Red Sea
beni , kurenai
,
542
GU tool ,
雨具 ama gu - rain gear (umbrella, raincoat...)
utensil , 家具 ka
g
u - furniture
(
lit. house e
q
ui
p
ment
)
ingredients 道具 dou
g
u - tool, e
q
ui
p
ment, im
p
lement
具合
g
u ai - condition
具体的
g
u tai teki - concrete, definite, tan
g
ible
543
GUU by chance ,
配偶者 hai guu sha - spouse
couple , 配偶者ビザ hai
g
uu sha biza - s
p
ousal visa
even numbers 偶然
g
uu zen - b
y
chance, unex
p
ectantl
y
偶像
g
uu zou - idol, statue
544
GUU nook, corner
片隅 kata sumi - corner, nook
隅々 sumi zumi - ever
y
nook & corner
sumi
545
SOU grass
海草 kai sou - seawead
道草 を食う michi kusa o kuu - to loiter on the wa
y
,
kusa to stop and eat the grass
(take your time coming home stopping where ever)
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YAKU medicine ,
毒薬 doku yaku - poison
a drug 解毒薬
g
e doku
y
aku - antidote
kusuri
投薬 tou
y
aku - dosa
g
e
鼻薬 hana
g
usuri - bribe, hush mone
y
547
KUTSU
to dig
掘り出し物 hori dashi mono - a good find,
a bargain, good buy
horu
掘る horu - to di
g
, excavate
548
HAI distribute,
支配 shi hai - to rule, control, direct
deliver 指名手配 shi mei te hai - search for a sus
p
ect, wanted...
kubaru
心配 shin
p
ai - worr
y
, concern
別配達 betsu hai tatsu - s
p
ecial deliver
y
549
SHU head , neck
足首 ashi kubi - ankle
自首
j
i shu - surrender,
g
ive oneself u
p
kubi
首相 shu shou - Prime Minister
550
SO organize,
番組 ban gumi - program (TV)
assemble 組み合わせる kumi awaseru - to
p
ut to
g
ether,
kumi , kumu to assemble
,
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DON
cloudy
曇り kumori - cloudy (weather)
雨曇り ama
g
umori - overcast weather
kumori
552
ZOU store ,
冷蔵庫 rei zou ko - refrigerator
warehouse , 愛蔵 ai zou - treasured, cherished
kura to own ,
to have
553
BO dusk,
暮れ kure - year end, sunset, nightfall
to grow dark , 言い暮らす ii kurasu - s
p
end the time talkin
g
,
kurasu , kureru live, pass time by chatting
,
to make a living
554
HI compare
比較 hi kaku - comparison
比較的小 hi kaku teki shou - com
p
arativel
y
small,
kuraberu relatively small
555
KUN instruct
遺訓 i kun - dying instructions
音訓 on kun - kanki readin
g
s
訓練 kun ren -
p
ractice, drill
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GUN army, military
救世軍 kyuu sei gun - the Salvation Army
将軍 shou
g
un - Sho
g
un,
g
eneral
軍歌
g
un ka - war son
g
557
GUN
group ,
群衆 gun shuu - a multitude, crowd, mob
crowd 群馬県
g
un ma ken - Gunma Prefecture
mureru , mure
,
558
MOU hair
赤毛 aka ge - red head, red hair
髪の毛 kami no ke - hair
(
on head
)
ke
鼻毛 hana
g
e - nose hair
毛虫 ke mushi - cater
p
illar
559
KEI scene
景色 kei shiki - scenery, landscape
全景写真 zen kei sha shin -
p
anoramic
p
hot
560
KEI gaurd against,
警察 kei satsu - police
warn 警衛 kei ei -
g
uard,
p
atrol, escort
警官 kei kan - a
p
oliceman
警告 kei koku - a warnin
g
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GEI art, skill
隠し芸 kakushi gei - hidden talent
芸者
g
ei sha -
g
eisha
芸術
ei
utsu - art, the arts
芸術的
g
ei
j
utsu teki - artistic
562
GEI meet,
歓迎 kan gei - welcome,reception
welcome 迎え撃つ mukae utsu - meet the enem
y
, ambush, attack
mukaeru
迎撃
g
ei
g
eki - ambush attack
563
GEKI drama
演劇 en geki - theatrical play
劇的
eki teki - dramatic
564
KETSU blood
出血 shukketsu - bleeding
鼻血 hana
j
i - nose bleed
chi
565
KETSU tie, conclude
結果 kekka - result, consequence
結婚 kekkon - marria
g
e
musubu , yuu , yuwaeru
結論 ketsu ron - conclusion
, ,
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KEN danger,
危険 ki ken - danger, peril
steep 健康保険 ken kou ho ken - health insurance
kewashii
探検 tan ken - ex
p
loration
冒険 bou ken - adventure, risk, venture
567
prefecture
各県 kaku ken - all prefectures
福井県 fukui ken - Fukui
p
refecture
ken
県庁 ken chou -
p
refectural head office
県立 ken ritsu -
p
refectural ~,
(
built b
y
the
p
refecture
)
568
KEN matter
条件 jyou ken - conditions, terms
労働条件 rou dou
j
ou ken - workin
g
conditions
569
KEN ticket,
証券 shou ken - securities, bonds
certificate, 商品券 shou hin ken -
g
ift certificate
coupon 旅券 r
y
o ken -
p
ass
p
ort
570
examine
車検 sha ken - car inspection ($$$)
探検 tan ken - ex
p
lore, ex
p
edition
ken
検査 ken sa - ins
p
ection, examination
検事 ken
j
i -
p
ublic
p
rosecutor
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KEN right,
議決権 gi ketsu ken - right to vote
power 特権 tokken -
p
rivile
g
e, s
p
ecial ri
g
ht
権利 ken ri - ri
g
ht,
p
rivile
g
e
572
KEN eaves
noki - eaves (of a house)
軒下 noki shita - under the eaves
noki
573
GEN original ,
野原 no hara - a field
plain 原因
g
en in - the cause
hara
原子
g
en shi - atom
574
GEN decrease
削減 saku gen - cut, reduction
腹減った hara hetta - I'm hun
g
r
y
.
heru , herasu
(
m
y
stomach is em
p
t
y
.
)
,
575
FUN powder
花粉 ka fun - pollen
小麦粉 ko mu
g
i ko - flour
ko , kona
火の粉 hi no ko - s
p
arks
(
from a fire
)
,
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KO door
網戸 ami do - a screen door, window screen
江戸 e do - Edo, old name for Tok
y
o.
to
引き戸 hiki do - a slidin
g
door
577
KO lake
人造湖 jin zou ko - a man-made lake
琵琶湖 bi wa ko - Lake Biwa,
mizumi the largest inland lake in Japan
578
KO individual
個人的 ko jin teki - personal, individual,
個人タクシー ko
j
in takushi- -
p
rivatel
y
owned taxi
579
KO call
呼吸 ko kyuu - breath, respiration
呼び出し
y
obi dashi - to call out, to call
yobu (someone or something)
580
KO employ,
雇い主 yatoi nushi - an employer
to hire 雇い人
otoi nin - an em
p
lo
y
ee
yatou
雇う
y
atou - to hire, to em
p
lo
y
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GO reciprocal,
互いに tagai ni - together with, mutually
mutual, 交互 kou
g
o - mutual, reci
p
rocal, alternate
tagai
each other
582
REN love
初恋 hatsu koi - first love, puppy love
恋しい koishii - to miss..., beloved, dear
koi , kou , koishii
恋人 koi bito - lover, sweatheart
, ,
583
NOU thick
濃い koi - think, strong, deep (color)
濃淡 nou tan - li
g
ht and shade
(
of colors
)
, shadin
g
koi
584
KOU light
栄光 ei kou - glory
稲光 ina bikari - a flash of li
g
htnin
g
hikaru , hikari
観光 kan kou - si
g
htseein
g
, tourism
,
竹光 take mitsu - a bamboo sword
585
KOU turn toward
方向 hou kou - direction, way
向こう mukou - over there, be
y
ond, the other side
muku , mukeru ,
方向音痴 hou kou on chi - no sense of directions
mukau , mukou
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KOU happiness,
幸福 kou fuku - happiness
happy 幸運 kou un -
g
ood fortune, ha
pp
iness
saiwai , sachi , shiawase
,
,
587
KOU port,
空港 kuu kou - airport
harbor 香港 hon kon - Hon
g
Kon
g
minato
海港 kai kou - a sea
p
ort
588
KOU like,
友好 yuu kou - friendship
favorable 色好い iro
y
oi -
g
ood, encoura
g
in
g
, friendl
y
konomu , suku
大好き dai suki - like ver
y
much, love
,
好奇心 kou ki shin - curiosit
y
, in
q
uisitiveness
589
KOU navigate
航海 kou kai - voyage, sailing
米国航空宇宙局 bei koku kou kuu u chuu k
y
oku - NASA
590
season,
居候 i sourou - a lodger who pays nothing for his stay
serve 気候 ki kou - climate, weather conditions
kou , sousou
,
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KOU till,
晴耕雨読 sei kou u doku - on fine days work the farm,
plow, on rainy days read a book
tagayasu
cultivate 耕作 kou saku - cultivation, farmin
g
592
KOU ore, mine
金鉱 kin kou - a gold mine
炭鉱 tan kou - a coal mine
鉱物学 kou butsu
g
aku - mineralo
gy
593
KOU lecture
講演 kou en - lecture
講師 kou shi - lecturer
講談 kou dan - stor
y
-tellin
g
594
KOU renew,
夜更かし yo fukashi - stay up late, a night owl
to change, 更に sara ni - furthermore, what's more, a
g
ain...
sara , fukeru , fukasu
to reform, 更改 kou kai - reform, renewal, renovation
, ,
595
KOU assent,
首肯 shu kou - assent, consent
consent 肯定的 kou tei teki - affirmative
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KOU suburb
近郊 kin kou - suburbs, the outskirts
郊外 kou
g
ai - suburbs, the outskirts
597
GOU number,
青信号 ao shin gou - a green (blue) signal light
signal, 暗号 an
g
ou - code,
p
assword, cr
yp
tic messa
g
e
sign 記号 ki
g
ou - s
y
mbol, mark, code
背番号 se ban
g
ou - number on
p
la
y
er's back
598
HI
be subject to,
被害 hi gai - damage
to suffer 被害者 hi
g
ai sha - a victim, sufferer
koumuru , kaburu
(
dama
g
e
)
,
,
to receive ,
to wear (a hat)
599
SEI , SHOU
voice
歌声 uta koe - singing voice
,
裏声 ura
g
oe - falsetto
koe , kowa
鼻声 hana
g
oe - nasal voice, s
p
eakin
g
throu
g
h the nose
,
600
CHOU
surpass,
chou - super, ultra, prefix meaning very (kind of slangish)
very 超音速 chou on soku - su
p
ersonic s
p
eed
koeru , kosu
,
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HYOU ice
かき氷 kaki goori - chipped ice (sweet dessert)
氷山 h
y
ou zan - iceber
g
koori , hi
氷柱 tsurara - icicle
,
氷点 h
y
ou ten - freezin
g
p
oint
602
TOU to freeze
冷凍 rei tou - refrigeration, freezing
凍結機 tou ketsu ki - freezer
kooru , kogoeru
,
603
KOKU valley
谷間 tani ai - valley
谷底 tani soko - the bottom of a valle
y
tani
604
KOKU notify
警告 kei koku - a warning
広告 kou koku - advertisement
tsugeru
報告 hou koku - re
p
ort, information
605
YOU waist, hip
腰掛け koshi kake - a bench, stool, chair
腰弱 koshi
y
owa - weak kneed
koshi
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KOTSU
bone
拳骨 gen kotsu - a fist
顎骨 a
g
o bone -
j
aw bone
hone
607
DAN cut off,
横断 ou dan - cross (a street)
resolve 決断 ketsu dan - decision, determination
kotowaru , tatsu
,
608
SAI small, fine,
細菌 sai kin - germs
minute , 細工 sai ku - workmanshi
p
, craft
komaka , komakai , slender, thin (used as a suffix for type of workmanship)
hosoi , hosoru
委細面談 i sai men dan - details when we meet.
, ,
(official sounding)
,
609
be in trouble
困難 kon nan - difficulty,distress
困惑 - bewilderment
komaru , kon
,
610
into,
折り込み iri komi - a foldout, insertion
be crowded 税込み zei komi - tax included
komu , komeru
飛び込み tobi komi - a lea
p
,
j
um
p
,
p
lun
g
e, dive
,
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BEI , MAI rice,
中米 chuu bei - Central America
,
America 日米 nichi bei - Ja
p
an and America
kome
612
SATSU , SAI , SETSU kill
暗殺 an satsu - assassination
, ,
必殺 hissatsu - a certain kill
korosu
613
FU
fearful,
恐怖 kyou fu - dread, terror, fear
scared 怖じ気 o
j
i ke - a fear
kowai
614
KON root
語根 go kon - the root (origin) of a word
大根 dai kon - Ja
p
anese radish
ne
屋根
y
a ne - roof, houseto
p
615
KON mix, blend,
混乱 kon ran - confusion,chaos, disorder
associate with 混ぜる mazeru - to mix
majiru , mazaru , mazeru
, ,
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KON marry,
結婚 kekkon - marriage
marriage 新婚 shin kon - newl
y
wed
婚約 kon
y
aku - en
g
a
g
ement
617
SA difference
時差 ji sa - time difference
人差し指 hito sashi
y
ubi - index fin
g
er
sasu
差し上げる sashi a
g
eru - to offer, to
g
ive
(p
olite
)
指差す
ubi sasu - to
p
oint at
時差ぼけ
j
i sa boke -
j
et la
g
618
SA look into
検査 ken sa - inspection, examination
捜査 sou sa - search, investi
g
ation
探査機 tan sa ki - a
p
robe
(
s
p
ace
)
619
SA , SHA sand
砂岩 sa gan - sand stone
,
砂糖 sa tou - su
g
ar
suna
砂漠 sa baku - desert
620
SA , SAI repeat,
再建 sai ken - rebuilding, reconstruction
,
another time, 再犯 sai han - second offense
futatabi
a
g
ain
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ZA seat,
星座 sei za - a constellation (stars)
sit down 正座 sei za - sittin
g
Ja
p
anese st
y
le, sittin
g
correctl
y
suwaru
座席 za seki - a seat
622
SAI talent
天才 ten sai - genius, natural gift
才媛 sai en - a talented woman
623
SAI festival
文化祭 bun ka sai - Culture Day
夏祭 natsu matsuri - Summer festival
matsuri , matsuru
祭日 sai
itsu - national holida
y
,
624
SAI vegetable
野菜 ya sai - vegetables
山菜 san sai - edible wild
p
lants
na
625
SAI most, -est
最悪 sai aku - the worst
最近 sai kin - recentl
y
, these da
y
s
mottomo
最高 sai kou
(
not
p
s
y
cho
)
- the hi
g
hest, the best, the su
p
reme
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SAI wife
愛妻 ai sai - beloved wife
稲妻 ina zuma - li
g
htnin
g
tsuma
627
SAI pick,
採取 sai shu - picking, collecting, gathering, harvesting
gather 採点 sai ten -
g
radin
g
, markin
g
toru
628
SAI settle,
経済 kei zai - economics, business, economy
relieve 救済 k
y
uu sai - relief, rescue, hel
p
sumu , sumasu
,
629
SAI , SEI year,
何歳 nan sai - how old?
,
age suffix 万歳 ban zai - Hurrah!, Cheers! live 10,000
y
ears!
630
SAI , ZAI wealth
私財 shi zai - private property
,
財産 zai san -
p
ro
p
ert
y
, fortune, assets
財布 sai fu - wallet
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ZAI timber,
教材 kyou zai - teaching materials
materials 木材 moku zai - lumber, timber, wood
632
ZAI sin,
罪悪 zai aku - a crime
crime 罪人 tsumi bito - a sinner
tsumi
633
HAN slope
saka - slope, hill
坂道 saka michi - a hill road
saka
634
SHU sake,
sake - sake
alcohol 酒屋 saka
y
a - dealer of sake, alcohol
(
notice saKA
)
sake
635
TAN probe,
探求 tan kyuu - quest, pursuit
search 探検 tan ken - ex
p
lore, ex
p
loration
sagasu , saguru
探偵 tan tei - detective
,
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SOU look for
捜査 sou sa - search, investigation
捜査本部 sou sa hon bu -
sagasu
criminal investi
g
ation head
q
uarters
637
HAI
cup,
sakazuki - a wine cup, goblet
counter for cups 一杯 ihhai - one cu
p
(
of drink
)
sakazuki
638
bloom,
咲き誇る saki hokoru - to be in full bloom
come out 咲く saku - to bloom
saku (flowers),
blossom
639
SAKU yesterday,
昨日 saku jitsu - yesterday
last... (note: this is also the kanji for kinou)
昨晩 saku ban - last ni
g
ht
640
SAKU , SATSU card,
冊数 sassuu - number of books
,
volume, 三冊 san satsu - 3 books
counter for books
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SHI to support,
支局 shi kyoku - branch office (tv stations... ~kyoku))
branch 支配 shi hai - to rule, control, direct
sasaeru
642
SHI to stab
刺激的 shi geki teki - stimulating
(with a knife) 刺される sasareru - to be stabbed
sasaru , sasu
,
643
SHI to point ,
指し示す sashi shimesu - to point to,
finger to indicate, to show
sasu , yubi
指揮者 shi ki sha -
(
music
)
conductor
,
644
TEI , JOU fix,
定冠詞 tei kan shi - the definate article (the)
, じょう
decide, 定期 tei ki - a fixed term
(p
eriod of time
)
sadaka , sadameru , to establish 定規
jy
ou
g
i - a ruler
(
for measurin
g)
sadamaru
, ,
645
SATSU bill,
satsu - paper money
paper money ,
fuda
tag,
label, ticket
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SATSU
print
刷り込む suri komu - to insert (illustration), to stencil
刷毛 ha ke -
p
aint brush
suru
647
SATSU inspect,
警察 kei satsu - police
guess 観察 kan satsu - observation
648
ZATSU rough mixed
雑誌 zasshi - magazine
複雑 fukuzatsu - com
p
licated, com
p
lexit
y
zou
649
YOU formal title,
様々 sama zama - various
mode 様子
y
ou su - state, a
pp
earance
sama
650
REI cold
冷たい tsumetai - cold to the touch
冷たい rei
g
ai - dama
g
e due to the cold
samasu , sameru ,
冷戦 rei sen - the cold war
tsumetai , hieru , hiyasu
, ,
, ,
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SARA plate,
皿洗い機 sara arai ki -a dishwasher machine
dish sara - dish,
p
late
652
SHOKU touch,
触れ合い fure ai - to get in touch, to get to know
feel 触る sawaru - to touch
sawaru , fureru
,
653
SAN to calculate
算数 san su - arithmetic
算盤 soroban - abacus
(
non-re
g
ular readin
g)
654
SAN attend
参った maitta - I'm beat, I give up
参加 san ka -
p
artici
p
ation, to
p
artici
p
ate
mairu
655
SAN to scatter
散らかる chirakaru - messy, to lie scattered about
散髪 san
atsu - hair cut,. cuttin
g
hair
chiru , chirasu ,
散歩 san
p
o - a stroll, a walk
chirakasu , chirakaru
, ,
,
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SAN
approve,
賛否 san pi - for & against, yes and no
praise 賛美歌 san bi ka - h
y
mn,
p
raise son
g
657
ZAN remain,
残り物 nokori mono - left over (usually food)
ruthless 残念 zan nen - that's too bad, it's a shame
nokoru , nokosu
,
658
SHI next
次のように tsugi no you ni - as follows, in the following manner
次第 shi dai - order, immediatel
y
ji , tsugu , tsugi
, ,
659
SHI tooth
歯医者 ha i sha - dentist
歯磨き ha mi
aki - tooth
p
aste
ha
660
SHI history
史上 shi jyou - historical
史上最大 shi
jy
ou sai dai - the
g
reatest in histor
y
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SHI , JI
to show
指し示す sashi shisu - to indicate, to point to
,
暗示 an
j
i - a hint, su
gg
estion
shimesu
662
SHI master,
教師 kyou shi - an instructor, teacher
teacher 講師 kou shi - a lecturer
牧師 boku shi - a
p
astor, minister, cler
gy
man
663
SHI resources
学資 gaku shi - school fund, money needed for school
資格 shi kaku -
q
ualifications, re
q
uirements, ca
p
abilities
天然資源 ten nen shi
g
en - natural resources
664
SHI
words
歌詞 ka shi - lyrics, words to a song
形容詞 kei
y
ou shi - ad
j
ective
(g
rammar
)
作詞 saku shi - write a son
g
, son
g
makin
g
台詞 serifu - lines
(
of a
p
la
y
...
)
, s
p
eech
665
SHI magazine
雑誌 zasshi - magazine
日誌 nisshi - diar
y
釣りバカ日誌 tsuri baka nisshi - 'the diar
y
of a fishin
g
fool'
- a popular long running comedy movie series
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RO road
家路 ie ji - the road back home, going home
高速道路 kou soku dou ro - freewa
y
, hi
g
hwa
y
ji
667
JI
ear
初耳 hatsu mimi - to hear something for the first time
耳が遠い mimi
g
a tooi - hard of hearin
g
,
p
oor hearin
g
mimi
668
JI buddhist temple
tera - temple
tera
669
JI , NI
child
孤児 ko ji - an orphan
,
幼児
y
ou
j
i -
y
oun
g
child, infant
児童
j
i dou - children,
j
uvenile
670
JI
resign,
お世辞 o se ji - flattery, compliment
retire 辞書
j
i sho - a dictionar
y
yameru
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JI look like,
真似 mane - to imitate (non-regular reading), mimicry
resemble 似顔 ni
g
ao - likeness,
p
ortrait
niru
似合う ni au - to match, suit well
(
clothes...
)
, looks
g
ood with
672
JI , ZYO to remove
大掃除 oo sou ji - big cleaning, spring cleaning
, じょ
駆除 ku
j
o - extermination, destruction
nozoku
(
has no relation to steven kin
g
's cute
p
u
p)
673
SHIKI ceremony,
結婚式 kekkon shiki - a wedding ceremony
style 最新式 sai shin shiki - the newest st
y
le
略式 r
y
aku shiki - informal, sim
p
lified
674
SHIKI know
知識 chi shiki - knowledge, information
識字率 shiki
j
i ritsu - literac
y
rate
675
JIKI , CHOKU straight,
正直 shou jiki - honesty, integrity
,
fix 真っ直ぐ massu
g
u - strai
g
ht ahead,
g
oin
g
strai
g
ht
tadachini , naosu ,
考え直す kan
g
ae naosu - to reconsider, rethink
naoru
, ,
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SEI , ZYOU quiet
冷静 rei sei - calmness, cool, composure
,
静電気 sei den ki - static electricit
y
shizu , shizuka ,
shizumaru , shizumeru
, ,
,
677
TEKI drop of liquid,
水滴 sui teki - water drops
trickle, 点滴器 ten teki ki - a dro
pp
er
shizuku , shitataru
to dri
p
,
678
CHIN to sink
沈下 chin ka - sinking
沈思黙考 chin shi mokkou - lost in dee
p
thou
g
ht
shizumu , shizumeru
沈黙 chin moku - silence
,
679
湿
湿湿
湿 SHITSU damp
加湿器 ka shitsu ki - humidifier
湿気 shikke - moisture
shimeru , shimesu
,
680
JITSU real,
木の実 ki no mi - nut, berry
truth 現実
en
itsu - realit
y
mi , minoru
to bear fruit 実現
itsu
en - realization
(
of a dream
)
,
真実 shin
j
itsu - truth
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TOU island
半島 han tou - peninsula
無人島 mu
j
in tou - deserted island, island with no
p
eo
p
le
shima
島流し shima na
g
ashi - exile, banishment
682
HEI
to close
幽閉 yuu hei - imprisonment, house arrest, confinement
閉会 hei kai - closin
g
(
a meetin
g)
shimaru , shimeru ,
tojiru , tozasu
,
,
683
SHA to throw away,
使い捨て tsukai sute - disposable
discard 投げ捨てる na
g
e suteru - to throw awa
y
suteru
684
SHAKU , SEKI old,
昔々 mukashi mukashi - a long time ago
,
former times, (start of fairy tales)
mukashi long ago 昔話 mukashi banashi - a le
g
end, folklore, stor
y
685
JYAKU weak,
弱震 jyaku shin - a weak earthquake
weakness 弱虫
y
owa mushi - a weaklin
g
, coward
yowai , yowaru ,
yowamaru , yowameru
,
,
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686
JYAKU young
若々しい waka waka shii - youthful
若者 waka mono -
y
oun
g
p
eo
p
le,
y
outh
wakai , mushikuha
,
687
SHU , SU to protect,
留守 ru su - absence, not being home
,
to obey, 見守る mi mamoru - to watch over
(
somethin
g)
mamoru , moi
to
g
uard
,
688
SHU to take
書き取り kaki tori - dictation
尻取り shiri tori - word chain
g
ame
toru
聞き取り kiki tori - to hear, to understand,
to catch someone's words
689
SHU seed,
各種 kaku shu - every kind, all sorts
variety 種類 shurui - t
yp
e, variet
y
, a kind, cate
g
or
y
tane
690
SHUU a state
欧州 ou shuu - Europe (used in newspapers)
(US's states) 九州 k
uu shuu - the most southern of the 4 ma
j
or
su Japanese islands
フロリダ州 furorida shuu - the state of Florida
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691
SHUU , JUU pick up
収拾 shuu shuu - settling, coping
ゅう
命拾い inochi biroi - barel
y
esca
p
in
g
a dan
g
erous situation
hirou
692
SHUU
around an area
周波数 shuu ha suu - frequency (of radio waves)
周り mawari - surroundin
g
s, thin
g
s
(
or
p
eo
p
le
)
around
mawari
693
SHUU a small boat
宇宙船 u chuu sen - space ship
客船 k
aku sen - a
p
assen
g
er shi
p
fune , funa
黒船 kuro fune - the black shi
p
;
,
foreign ships in the Edo period
694
JUU , NYUU soft
柔道 juu dou - Judo
,
(to the touch) 優柔不断
y
uu
j
uu fu dan - indecisiveness
yawarakai
695
宿
宿宿
宿 SHUKU to stay,
宿命 shuku mei - fate, destiny
lodge, 宿直 shuku choku - ni
g
ht watch, ni
g
ht
g
aurd
yado , yadoru , yadosu
an inn
, ,
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696
JUTSU to speak,
申し述べる moushi noberu - to say, to state
to state 口述 kou
utsu - verbal statement
noberu
697
JUTSU an art
技術 gi jutsu - technology, a technique, skill
読唇術 doku shin
j
utsu - li
p
readin
g
忍術 nin
utsu - the art of the Nin
j
a, stealth & combat
698
JUN order,
従順 juu jun - obedience
a turn, 順調
j
un chou - favorable, smoothness, smoothl
y
obey
699
JUN standard,
水準 sui jun - water level
a rule, 準備中
j
un bi chuu - in
p
re
p
aration,
semi~ not open yet (business)
700
JUN pure,
単純 tan jun - simplicity
purity 単純に言えば tan
j
un ni ieba - to
p
ut it sim
p
l
y
,
simply put...
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701
SHO place,
水洗便所 sui sen ben jo - flush toilet
area 住所
j
uu sho - address
(
home
)
tokoro
台所 dai dokoro - kitchen
702
SHO deal with,
処理 sho ri - managment
to manage 処分 sho bun - dis
p
osal,
p
unishment
703
SHO government office
消防署 shou bou sho - fire station
税務署 zei mu sho - tax office
704
SHO many
諸君 sho kun - Ladies and Gentlemen!
諸国 sho koku - various countries
705
JO to help
救助 kyuu jo - aid, help, relief
助言
j
o
g
en - advice, su
gg
estion
tasukeru , tasukaru ,
suke
, ,
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706
SHOU chapter
序章 jo shou - preface
(in a book) 第一章 dai isshou - the first cha
p
ter
707
SHOU to burn
日焼け hi yake - sun burn
夕焼け
y
uu
y
ake - sun set
yaku , yakeru
焼き鳥
aki tori -
g
rilled chicken
,
708
SHOU , ZOU image,
印象 in shou - an impression
,
elephant 印象派 in shou ha - the im
p
ressionists
709
SHOU illuminate
照明 shou mei - illumination
対照 tai shou - contrast
teru , terasu ,
tereru
, ,
710
SHOU prize,
ノーベル賞 no-beru shou - the Nobel Prize
award 賞品 shou hin -
p
rize, tro
p
h
y
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711
SHOU to invite
招き猫 maneki neko - cat that invites customers
招待 shou tai - invitation
maneku
712
SHOU , SEI nature,
可能性 ka nou sei - possibility, likelihood
,
gender 感性 kan sei - sensitivit
y
, sense
特性 toku sei - characteristic
713
SHOU general officer
将棋 shou gi - Japanese chess (game)
将軍 shou
g
un - Sho
g
un,
g
eneral
将来 shou rai - the future
714
SHOU , SOU dress,
変装 hen sou - disguise, masquerade
,
decoration , 舗装 ho sou -
p
avement, surface of road
yosoou
to dress,
to adorn
715
SHOU to summon
召し上がる meshi agaru - to eat (polite)
召し使い meshi tsukai - a servant
mesu
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716
SHOU bed
寝床 ne doko - bed
floor 万年床 man nen doko - a bed lon
g
left unmade
toko , yuka
,
717
SHOU , SEI surname,
旧姓 kyuu sei - former name, maiden name
,
family name 同姓 dou sei - same name
718
SHOU ascend,
昇格 shou kaku - raise of status
to rise, 昇給 shou k
uu - raise of salar
y
obaru
to
g
o u
p
719
SHOU introduce
紹介 shou kai - introduce, introduction
自己紹介
j
i ko shou kai - self-introduction
720
SHOU , SEI
star
衛星 ei sei - satellite
,
火星人 ka sei
j
in - a martian, an alien from Mars
hoshi
惑星 waku sei - a
p
lanet
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721
SHOU , SEI politics,
行政 gyou sei - administration
,
rule 民主政治 min shu sei
j
i - democratic
g
overnment
matsurigoto
ごと
722
SHOU , SEI refine,
無精ひげ bu shou hi ge - unshaved due to laziness
,
essence 妖精
y
ou sei - elf, fair
y
723
JOU to ride,
乗っ取り nottori - hi-jack, take over, capture
get on 曲乗り k
y
oku nori - trick ridin
g
, stunt ridin
g
noru , noseru
波乗り nami nori - surfin
g
, ridin
g
waves
,
724
JOU form,
果たし状 hatashi jou - letter of challenge,
letter challenge to a duel
招待状 shou tai
j
ou - invitation card
725
JOU normal,
異常 i jou - strange, abnormal
regular 非常 hi
j
ou - emer
g
enc
y
, unusual, extraordinar
y
tsune , toko
,
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726
JOU , SEI condition,
愛情 ai jou - love, affection
,
emotion 事情
j
i
j
ou - conditions, situation
nasake
727
JOU a castle
万里の長城 ban ri no chou jou - the Great Wall of China
平城京 hei
j
ou k
y
ou - ancient Nara
shiro
728
JOU to evaporate,
蒸し暑い mushi atsui - humid & hot
steam 蒸発
ou hatsu - eva
p
oration, m
y
sterious disa
pp
earance
musu , mureru ,
(
of a
p
erson
)
murasu
, ,
729
JOU tatami mat,
畳み掛ける tatami kakeru - to press hard for an answer,
to fold up ask many questions
tatami , tatamu
畳替え tatami
g
ae - renew tatami mats, chan
g
e mats
,
730
JOU , SEI to become,
行き成り iki nari - suddenly, without warning
,
form, 完成 kan sei -
p
erfect, com
p
lete
naru , nasu ,
achieve 賛成 san sei - a
pp
roval, a
g
reement
,
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731
SHOKU employment
求職 kyuu shoku - seeking employment, looking for work
辞職
j
i shoku - resi
g
nation
732 調
調調
調 CHOU look up,
強調 kyou chou - emphasis, stress
research, 順調
j
un chou - smoothl
y
,
g
ood, doin
g
well
shiraberu , totonou , tone 下調べ shita shirabe -
p
reliminar
y
investi
g
ation
totonoeru
, ,
との
733
退
退退
退 TAI to retreat
退嬰的 tai ei teki - conservative, unadventurous
退却 tai k
aku - retreat, withdrawal
shirizoku , shirizokeru
,
734
SHIN forest
森林 shin rin - forest
森閑 shin kan - silence
mori
735
SHIN report,
申し込み moushi komi - an application
call 申し訳 moushi wake - an excuse, a
p
olo
gy
mousu
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736
SHIN body,
受け身 uke mi - passive (grammar)
self 出身 shusshin - come from, where
y
ou are from
mi
737
SHIN deep
奥深い oku fukai - profound (can also be: oku Bukai )
深刻 shin koku - serious
fukai , fukamaru ,
fukameru
, ,
738
SHIN to advance,
一歩前進 ippo zen shin - a step forward
move forward 行進 kou shin -
p
arade, march
susumu , susumeru
,
739
SHIN , JIN subject,
総理大臣 sou ri dai jin - Prime Minister
,
retainer 文部大臣 mon bu dai
j
in - Minister of Education
740
SHIN believe,
確信 kaku shin - confidence, conviction
message 信仰 shin kou - faith, creed
遭難信号 sou nan shin
g
ou - distress si
g
nal, SOS
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741
SHIN needle
短針 tan shin - the hour hand,
the small hand (on the clock)
hari
針金 hari
ane - wire
742
SHIN to stretch
欠伸 akubi - yawn, yawning
追伸 tui shin -
p
ostscri
p
t
(
of a letter
)
nobiru , nobasu
,
743
SHIN to go to sleep
朝寝坊 asa ne bou - sleep too late, oversleep
寝顔 ne
g
ao - slee
p
in
g
face
neru , nekasu ,
寝言 ne
g
oto - talkin
g
in
y
our slee
p
,
744
SHIN to shake,
大地震 oo ji shin - big earthquake
quake 武者震い mu sha burui - shakin
g
with excitement
furuu , furueru
地震雷火事親父
j
ishin kaminari ka
j
i o
y
a
j
i -
,
(proverb) the things most feared:
Earthquake, thunder, fire, and fathers
745
SUI to blow
潮吹き shio fuki - the spouting of a whale
花吹雪 hana fubuki - fallin
g
flowers
fuku
(
mainl
y
cherr
y
blossoms
)
吹き替え版 fuki kae ban - dubbed version
(of a movie)
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746
MATSU , BATSU
the last part,
結末 ketsu matsu - end, conclusion
,
end 週末 shuu matsu - weekend
sue
幕末 baku matsu - end of the Edo
p
eriod
747
YOU excellent ,
女優 jo yuu - actress
gentle, 優柔不断
y
uu
j
uu fu dan - indecisiveness, can't decide on thin
g
s
sugureru , yasashii tender,
,
kind , nice
748
RYOU cool (temp)
清涼飲料水 sei ryou in ryou sui - soft drink
清涼 sei r
y
ou - cool, refreshin
g
suzushii , suzumu
,
749
TAN coal,
石炭 seki tan - coal
charcoal 炭酸水 tan san sui - carbonated water
sumi
木炭 moku tan - charcoal
750
fast,
音速 on soku - the speed of sound
quick 早速 sassoku - immediatel
y
, at once
sumiyaka , soku ,
hayai , hayameru
, ,
,
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751
HAI back
猫背 neko ze - bent back, stooping over
(body part) 背番号 se ban
o - number on backs of
p
la
y
ers
se , sei , somuku ,
somukeru ,
, , ,
752
SEI fine weather
素晴らしい su barashii - wonderful
晴耕雨読 sei kou u doku - work the fields on sunn
y
da
y
s,
hareru , harasu
and read on rain
y
da
y
s.
(p
roverb
)
,
753
SEI system,
規制 ki sei - regulation
control 無制限 mu sei
g
en - limitless
754
SEI manufactured,
アメリカ製 amerika sei - made in America
made in ~ 木製 moku sei - made of wood
755
ZEI tax
関税 kan zei - customs, duty, tarrif
税制改革 zei sei kai kaku - tax reform
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756
ZEI , SETSU explain
解説 kai setsu - explanation, commentary
,
仮説 ka setsu - h
yp
othesis
toku
757
SEKI seat
運転席 un ten seki - driver seat
欠席 kesseki - absence, non-attendance
758
SEKI to accumulate
見積もり mi tsu mori - estimation
積極的 sekk
y
oku teki -
p
ositive, active
tsumu , tsumoru
,
759
SEKI burden,
引責辞任 in seki ji nin - taking responcibility
blame for one's actions and resigning
semeru
無責任 mu seki nin - irres
p
onsibilit
y
760
SEKI achievements
実績 jisseki - actual results, achievements
成績表 sei seki h
y
ou - re
p
ort card
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761
SEKI one of a pair;
数隻の船 suu seki no fune - several boats
counter for boats 一隻 isseki - one
(
counter for boats
)
762
SEKI
register
国籍 koku seki - nationality
本籍地 hon seki chi -
p
ermanent residence
763
SETSU snow
豪雪 gou setsu - tremendous snowfall
初雪 hatsu
y
uki - first snowfall
(
of the season
)
yuki
花吹雪 hana fubuki - fallin
g
flowers
(usually cherry blossoms)
764
SETSU set up
設計図 sekkei zu - blueprint, plan
モデムの設定 modemu no settei -
moukeru
modem
(
com
p
uter
)
setu
p
765
SETSU to contact,
直接 choku setsu - direct, immediate
touch 面接 men setsu - interview
(
for a
j
ob...
)
tsugu
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766
ZETSU to die out,
断絶 dan zetsu - become extinct, cease to exist
cut off 絶頂 zecchou -
p
eak, climax, summit
taeru , tayasu ,
tatsu
, ,
767
SEN a line
境界線 kyou kai sen - boundary line
曲線 k
oku sen - curve
768
SEN exclusive,
専売 sen bai - monopoly
sole 専門 sen mon - s
p
ecialit
y
, ma
j
or
(
in universit
y)
mobbara
769
ZEN whole
安全運転 an zen un ten - safe driving
全開 zen kai - full throttle, all the wa
y
, full s
p
eed
mottaku
770
ZEN , NEN yes,
偶然 guu zen - by chance
,
but, 自然 shi zen - nature
however 全然 zen zen - not at all, entirel
y
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771
SO ancestor
祖国 so koku - father land, native country
祖先 so sen - ancestor
772
SO , SOU conceive,
感想 kan sou - comments, thoughts, impressions
,
image 理想的 ri sou teki - ideal, the most suited
想像 sou zou - ima
g
ination
773
SOU total,
総合的 sou gou teki - synthetic
general 総理大臣 sou ri dai
j
in - Prime Minister
774
SOU window
窓口 mado guchi - ticket window
同窓生 dou sou sei - alumni, school mates
mado
775
SOU stratum,
階層 kai sou - class, level
layer 成層圏 sei sou ken - stratos
p
here
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776
SOU set of two,
双眼鏡 sou gan kyou - binoculars
double, 双子 futa
g
o - twins
futa twin
777
SOU sweep
清掃車 sei sou sha - garbage truck
掃除機 sou
i ki - a vacuum cleaner
haku
778
SOU dry up
乾燥 kan sou - dried, dehydrate
乾燥洗濯 kan sou sen taku - dr
y
cleanin
g
779
ZOU to make
人造 jin zou - aritificial, man-made
人造湖
j
in zou ko - artificial lake
tsukuru
天地創造 ten chi sou zou -
(
God's
)
creation
780
ZOU increase
加増 ka zou - addition, increase
倍増 bai zou - double
masu , fueru ,
fuyasu
, ,
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781
ZOU image
現像 gen zou - developing (film)
雪像 setsu zou - snow scul
p
ture
想像 sou zou - ima
g
ination
782
ZOU internal organ,
肝臓 kan zou - liver (body part)
entrails 心臓の鼓動 shin zou no kodou - heartbeat
783
ZOU hate,
生憎 ai niku - unfortunately...
dislike 愛憎 ai zou - likes & dislikes
nikumu , nikui ,
nikurashii , nikushimi
, ,
,
784
SOKU tie,
口約束 kuchi yaku soku - verbal promise
bundle 花束 hana taba - bou
q
uet, bunch of flowers
taba
785
SOKU a rule,
規則 ki soku - rule, regulation
law, 不規則動詞 fu kisoku dou shi - irre
g
ular verb
to act on
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786
SOKU to measure
計測 kei soku - measurement
推測 sui soku -
g
uess, con
j
ecture
hakaru
787
ZOKU
to continue
続報 zoku hou - further news, follow-up story
永続性 ei zoku sei - durabilit
y
,
p
ersistent
tsuduku , tsudukeru
,
788
SOKU bottom
心の奥底 kokoro no oku soko - the bottom of one's heart
底無し穴 soko nashi no ana - bottomless
p
it
tei
789
SON loss,
摩損 ma son - wear & tear
damage 損害保険 son
g
ai ho ken - dama
g
e insurance
sokonau , sokoneru
,
790
SOTSU
graduate
卒業証書 sotsu gyou shou sho - diploma
高卒 kou sotsu - hi
g
h school
g
raduate
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791
SOTSU , RITSU rate,
円周率 en shuu ritsu - pi (3.14...)
,
percentage, 確率 kaku ritsu -
p
robabilit
y
hikiiru
lead
792
BI
provide
才色兼備 sai shoku ken bi -
a woman blessed with beauty and intelligence
sonaeru , sonawaru
守備 shu bi - defense
,
793
HAN , BAN , TAN counter,
違反 i han - violation, infridgement
, ,
against 反革命 han kaku mei - counter revolution
sorasu , soru
,
794
SON village
漁村 gyo son - a fishing village
村八分 mura hachi bu - ostracism
mura
795
SON grandchild
子孫 shi son - descendants
孫娘 ma
g
o musume -
g
rand-dau
g
hter
mago
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SON , ZON exist
生存 sei zon - existence
,
ご存知の通り
g
o zon
j
i no toori - as
y
ou know
(p
olite
)
797
SON honor,
尊敬 son kei - to respect, admire, esteem
respect 自尊
j
i son - self-res
p
ect
tattoi , toutoi ,
tattobu , tottobu
,
,
798
TA , TAI big,
丸太 maru ta - log (wood)
,
bold , thick 太鼓 tai ko - Ja
p
anese drums, taiko
futoi , futoru
to become fat
,
799
TAI sack,
金袋 kana bukuro - money bag
bag 足袋 tabi - tabi, Ja
p
anese socks
(
nin
j
a socks
)
fukuro
800
DAI rank,
安全第一 an zen dai ichi - safety first
No. ~ 第一印象 dai ichi in shou - first im
p
ression
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801
HEI , BYOU flat,
公平 kou hei - fairness, justice
,
calm 平仮名 hira
g
ana - hira
g
ana
taira , hira
地平線 chi hei sen - horizon
,
802
TOU topple,
面倒 men dou - trouble, difficulty
fall over 倒立 tou ritsu - handstand
taosu
803
HOU treasure
国宝 koku hou - national treasure
宝島 takara
j
ima - treasure island
takara
804
TAKU house,
自宅 ji taku - one's house
home 宅配便 taku hai bin - ex
p
ress home deliver
y
805
TAKU to rinse
洗濯挟み sentaku basami - clothes pin
洗濯物 sen taku mono - clothes to be washed
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806
CHIKU bamboo
竹馬 take uma - stilts (walking on)
竹の子 take no ko - bamboo shoots
take
807
TATSU attain,
使徒達 shito tachi - the Apostles
to arrive, 別配達 betsu hai tatsu - s
p
ecial deliver
y
tachi to reach 達人 tatsu
in - master, ex
p
ert
plural marker
808
REI example
例外的 rei gai teki - exceptional
例文 rei bun - exam
p
le, model sentence
tatoeru
809
RAI to rely on,
依頼 irai - request, commission
ask 信頼性 shin rai sei - credibilit
y
, authenticit
y
tanomu , tanomoshii ,
tayoru
, ,
810
RAN an egg
生卵 nama tamago - raw egg
産卵 san ran - la
y
in
g
e
gg
s
tamago
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MIN people
国民 koku min - citizens, people of a country
民主主義 min shu shu
g
i - democrac
y
tami
民俗学 min zoku
g
aku - folklore
812
便
便便
便 BEN , BIN convenient,
航空便 kou kuu bin - air mail
,
post 水洗便所 sui sen ben
j
o - flush toilet
tayori
813
TAN short
短歌 tan ka - a 31 syllable Japanese poem
短期大学 tan ki dai
g
aku - 2
y
ear colle
g
e;
mijikai
communit
y
colle
g
e
短調 tan chou - minor ke
y
in music
814
TAN single
単身赴任 tan shin fu nin - transfer without family;
the father working in another city
単独会見i tan doku kai ken - exclusive interview
815
DAN talk
怪談 kai dan - ghost story
冗談抜き
j
ou dan nuki - no
j
okin
g
,
j
estin
g
aside
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816
DAN step
手段 shu dan - means, way
段ボール dan bo-ru - cardboard
817
NYUU milk
豆乳 tou nyuu - soy milk
哺乳動物 ho n
y
uu dou butsu - mammal
chi , chichi
,
818
CHI shame ,,
恥ずかしがらないで hazukashi garanaide - don't be shy
shy 赤恥 aka ha
j
i - shame
hajiru , haji ,
hajirau , hazukashii
, ,
,
819
CHIKU livestock
家畜 ka chiku - domesticated animals, cattle
畜産 chiku san - stock breedin
g
820
CHUU insect
毛虫 ke mushi - catepillar
弱虫
y
owa mushi - a weaklin
g
, coward
mushi
虫眼鏡 mushi me
g
ane - ma
g
nif
y
in
g
g
lass
虫歯 mushi ba - cavit
y
(
tooth
)
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CHUU pillar
氷柱 tsurara - icicle
電柱 den chuu - tele
p
hone
p
oles
hashira
822
CHUU intermediary
仲介者 chuu kai sha - middleman, go-between
仲間 naka ma -
p
artner, friend, comrade
naka
仲好し naka
y
oshi - intimac
y
, bein
g
on
g
ood terms
823
CHUU outer space
宇宙基地 u chuu ki chi - space station
宇宙人 u chuu
j
in - alien, s
p
ace man
宙返り chuu
g
aeri - somersault
824
CHUU stationed
駐車場 chuu sha jou - parking lot
駐屯所 chuu ton
j
o - militar
y
station,
p
ost
825
CHO lay up
貯金 cho kin - savings, save money
貯水池 cho sui chi - reservoir
(
of water
)
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826
CHOU government
環境庁 kan kyou chou - environmental agency
agency 県庁 ken chou -
p
refectural head
q
uarters
827
CHIN
rare
物珍しい mono mezurashii - curious
珍奇 chin ki - stran
g
e, rare, novel
mezurashii
828
SHI , TO metropolis,
首都 shu to - capital city
,
city 姉妹都市 shi mai to shi - sister cities
miyako
829
HI expense
運動費 un dou hi - campaign fund
消費者 shou hi sha - consumer
tsueru , tsuiyasu
,
830
HO catch ,
逮捕状 tai ho jou - arrest warrant
arrest 生け捕り ike dori - ca
p
ture alive
tsukamaeru , toraeru ,
torawareru , toru ,
tsukamaru
,
とら , とら
,
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HI tired
お疲れ様 o tsukare sama - thanks! nice job
肉体疲労 niku tai hi rou - dead tired, beat & worn out
tsukarasu , tsukareru
,
832
FU attach ,
受付 uke tsuke - reception, reception desk
add 寄付 ki fu - contribution, donation
tsuku , tsukeru
,
833
TOTSU dash ,
煙突 en totsu - chimney
thrust 正面衝突 shou men shou totsu - head-on collision
tsuku ,
突然 totsu zen - suddenl
y
834
HOU envelop,
小包 ko zutsumi - package, parcel
wrap 縫い包み nui
g
urumi - a stuffed to
y
tsutsumu , (a present)
835
DO exert
努力 do ryoku - effort, endeavour
努める tsutomeru - to exert oneself, make an effot
tsutomeru
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836
MU duty
義務 gi mu - duty, obligation
医務 i mu - medical affairs
tsutomeru
837
BO raise
募集 bo shuu - recruiting, taking applications
募金 bo kin - raisin
g
of funds
tsunoru
838
RYUU grain
米粒 kome tsubu - a grain of rice
雨粒 ama tsubu - raindro
p
tsubu ,
839
REN link ,
関連 kan ren - relation, connection
in succession 道連れ michi zure - a fellow traveler, travellin
g
to
g
ether
tsuranaru , tsuraneru ,
連休 ren k
y
uu - consecutive holida
y
s
tsureru
, ,
840
TEI court ,
家庭 ka tei - family, household
garden 石庭 seki tei - rock
g
arden
niwa
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TEI low
背が低い se ga hikui - being short (person)
最低限 sai tei
g
en - minimum
hikui , hikumeru ,
hikumaru ,
, ,
842
TEI stop,
バス停 basu tei - bus stop
halt 停学 tei
g
aku - sus
p
end from school
843
TEI extent,
教科課程 kyou ka ka tei - school curriculum
span, 先程 saki hodo - some time a
g
o
hodo degree
844
DEI mud
泥棒 doro bou - theif, burglar
雲泥の差がある。 un dei no sa
g
a aru -
doro there is a great difference (between...)
845
TEKI suffix for forming
一時的 ichi ji teki - temporary
adjectives 印象的 in shou teki - im
p
ressive
mato
from nouns , 間接的 kan setsu teki - indirectl
y
mark, target 具体的
g
u tai teki - concretl
y
, definite
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TEKI suitable
快適 kai teki - pleasant, comfortable
不適当 fu teki tou - inade
q
uac
y
, unfitness
847
TETSU iron
地下鉄 chi ka tetsu - subway, underground train
鉄棒 tetsu bou - iron bar, crowbar
848
TEN point ,
凝固点 gyou ko ten - freezing point
marks , 交差点 kou sa ten - intersection, crossin
g
dot
849 殿
殿殿
殿 TEN , DEN palace,
宮殿 kyuu den - palace
,
lord 神殿 shin den - tem
p
le
(
Jerusalem
)
tono , dono
,
850
TO , TOU climb
登山者 to zan sha - a mountain climber
,
登場 tou
j
ou - an a
pp
earence, entr
y
(
on sta
g
e
)
noboru
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TO follower
使徒 shi to - apostle, disciple
偶像教徒的
g
uu zou k
y
ou to teki - idolatrous
852
TO
way
途中 to chuu - on the way
前途有望 zen to
y
uu bou - a
p
romisin
g
future
853
TO cross,
手渡す te watasu - to hand over, surrender
go across 綱渡り tsuna watari - ti
g
ht-ro
p
e walkin
g
wataru , watasu
渡り鳥 watari dori - mi
g
rator
y
bird
,
854
TO apply on a surface
塗物 nuri mono - lacquer ware
ペンキ塗り立て
p
enki nuri tate - wet
p
aint,
nutsu freshly painted
855
TOU to throw
投球 tou kyuu - pitching, throw a ball
投資 tou shi - investment
nageru
投票 tou h
y
ou - votin
g
, to vote
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TOU equal,
高等 kou tou - high class
class 一等賞 ittou shou - 1st
p
lace
p
rize
hitoshii
等身大 tou shin dai - life-sized
857
TOU hot water
お湯 oyu - hot water
湯桶読み
y
u tou
y
omi - mixin
g
on-kun readin
g
s
yu
湯気
y
u
g
e - steam, va
p
our
858
TOU lamp
懐中電灯 kai chuu den tou - flashlight
蛍光燈 kei kou tou - fluorescent
HI
859
TOU party,
反対党 han tai tou - opposition party
sect, 民主党 min shu tou - Democratic
p
art
y
group
860
TOU arrive
人跡未踏 jin seki mi tou - unexplored
到着 tou chaku - arrival
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TOU
to escape
夜逃げ yo nige - night flight; fleeing in the night
敵前逃亡 teki zen tou bou - fleein
g
before the enem
y
,
nigeru , nigasu ,
see the enem
y
and run
nogasu , nogareru
逃亡者 tou bou sha - fu
g
itive
, ,
,
862
TOU to steal
強盗 gou tou - burglary, robbery
盗作 tou saku -
p
la
g
iarism
nusumu
盗賊 tou zoku - thief
863
TOU tube
円筒 en tou - a cylinder
水筒 sui tou - a canteen, flask, water bottle
tsutsu
返信用封筒 hen shin
y
ou fuu tou - SASE,
self-addressed stamped envelope
864
TOU tower
管制塔 kan sei tou - control tower
バベルの塔 baberu no tou - the Tower of Babel
865
DOU child
お河童 okappa - bobbed hairstyle
河童 ka
pp
a - Ja
p
anese m
y
thical water creature
warabe
童話 dou wa - a children's stor
y
, fair
y
tale
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TOU work
働き中毒 hataraki chuu doku - a workaholic,
work + poisoning
hataraku
働き蜂 hataraki bachi - a worker bee
867
DOU copper,
銅メダル dou medaru - a bronze medal
bronze 銅山 dou zan - co
pp
er mine
868
TOU to lead,
個人指導 ko jin shi dou - personal guidance, tutoring
guide 盲導犬 mou dou ken - seein
g
e
y
e do
g
michibiku
869
YOU to dissolve,
溶岩 you gan - lava
melt 水溶性 sui
y
ou sei - water soluble
tokasu , tokeru ,
toku
, ,
870
DOKU poison
働き中毒 hataraki chuu doku - workaholic,
work poisoning
毒見 doku mi - tastin
g
for
p
oison
(
for a kin
g
...
)
解毒剤
g
e doku zai - antidote
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871
DOKU alone
独りぼっち hitori bocchi - lonely
独身 doku shin - unmarried, bachelor
hitori
872
deliver,
見届ける mi todokeru - to assure oneself, to make sure
reach 届け出 todoke de - re
p
ort, notification
todoku , todokeru
,
873
HI to fly
飛び火 tobi hi - flying sparks
飛魚 tobi uo - fl
y
in
g
fish
tobasu , tobu
空飛ぶ円盤 sora tobu en ban - fl
y
in
g
saucer
,
874
RYUU , RU keep,
留学生 ryuu gaku sei - overseas student,
,
stay person studying abroad
tomaru , tomeru
居留守 i ru su -
p
retendin
g
to be out,
,
pretending to not be in
875
HAKU to stay overnight
一泊 ippaku - staying one night
外泊
g
ai haku - sta
y
in
g
overni
g
ht awa
y
from home
tomaru , tomeru
,
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FU , FUU rich
富士山 fu ji san - Mt. Fuji
, ふう
豊富 hou fu - abundance, wealth,
p
lent
y
tomi , tomu
,
877
DON dull
鈍器 don ki - a blunt weapon
鈍間 noro ma - a dunce, dull
p
erson
nibui , niburu
,
878
MU , BU without,
限り無い kagiri nai - limitless, unbound
,
nothing 仕方が無い shi kata
g
a nai - it can't be hel
p
ed
nai ,
879
BOU, MOU decease,
敵前逃亡 teki zen tou bou - deserting in the
,
dead face of the enemy, retreating under enemy fire
nai ,
逃亡者 tou bou sha - fu
g
itive, runawa
y
880
RYUU flow,
島流し shima nagashi - banished to a island
current 国際交流 koku sai kou r
y
uu - international exchan
g
e
nagareru , nagasu
,
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881
MEI a cry,
悲鳴 hi mei - a scream, shriek
sound 大山鳴動 tai zan mei dou - a
g
reat trouble, bi
g
fuss
naku , naru , narasu (from a bird...)
, ,
882
HA wave
音波 on pa - sound wave
津波 tsu nami - tsunami, tidal wave
nami
波乗り nami nori - surfin
g
, ridin
g
the waves
883
HEI line up
足並み ashi nami - to pace, step
家並み ie nami - a row of houses
nami , naraberu ,
narabu , narabini
, ,
,
884
RUI a tear
嬉し涙 ureshi namida - tears of joy
血も涙もない chi mo namida mo nai -
namida cold-blooded,heart of stone
885
NOU suffer,
恋の悩み koi no nayami - love worries
worry 思い悩む omoi na
y
amu - to worr
y
nayamasu , nayamu
,
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NAN
soft
軟式テニス nan shiki tenisu - soft-ball tennis
軟着陸 nan chaku riku - soft landin
g
yawaraka , yawarakai
,
887
NIN office,
辞任 ji nin - resignation
entrust 任天堂 nin ten dou - Nintendo
(g
ame maker
)
makaseru , makasu
(
a
j
ob to
)
,
888
NIN
recognize
未確認 mi kaku nin - unconfirmed
未確認飛行物体 mikakunin hi kou buttai - UFO
mitomeru
否認 hi nin - denial
889
BATSU pullout,
息抜き iki nuki - take a rest
stand out 婆抜き baba nuki - Old Maid
(
card
g
ame
)
nukasu , nuku ,
抜打ち nuki uchi - a sudden assault,
nukeru , nukaru
drawin
g
sword and strikin
g
suddenl
y
, ,
,
890
FU cloth
財布 sai fu - wallet, purse
座布団 za bu ton - cushion
(
to sit on
)
nuno
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BYOU cat
愛猫家 ai byou ka - a cat lover
野良猫 nora neko - stra
y
cat, alle
y
cat
neko
猫舌 neko
ita - sensitive ton
g
ue, can't eat hot foods
892
MIN sleep
冬眠 tou min - hibernation, winter sleep
不眠 fu min - slee
p
lessness
nemui , nemuru
,
893
REN to train,
訓練 kun ren - training, practice
training 練習場 ren shuu
j
ou -
p
ractice area
neru
894
NEN thoughts,
記念 ki nen - commemoration, in memory
remembering 望郷の念 bou k
y
ou no nen - a sense of nostal
g
ia
895
NEN to burn
化石燃料 ka seki nen ryou - fossil fuels
可燃 ka nen - inflammable
moeeru , mo yasu ,
mosu
, ,
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NOU farming
農家 nou ka - farmer, farm family
農場 nou
j
ou - farm
897
NOU ability
日本語能力試験 nihongo nou ryoku shi ken -
the Japanese Language Proficiency Test
人工知能
j
in kou chi nou - AI, Artificial Intelli
g
ence
不可能 fu ka nou - im
p
ossible
898
NOU brain
洗脳 sen nou - brain washing
頭脳 zu nou - head, brains, intellect
899
BOU , MOU hope,
願望 gan bou - desire, wish, aspiration
,
desire, 失望 shitsu bou - disa
pp
ointment, des
p
air
nozomu to expect ハッブル望遠鏡 habburu bou en k
y
ou -
the Hubble telescope
900
YOU leaf,
合い言葉 ai kotoba - password
leaves 押し葉 oshi ba - a
p
ressed leaf
ha
葉書 ha
g
aki -
p
ost card
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901
HA to tear,
読破 doku ha - read through a book, finish a book
break 島破り shima
y
aburi - esca
p
e from exile on an island
yaburu , yabureru
,
902
HAI be defeated
失敗 shippai - mistake, blunder
連戦連敗 ren sen ren
p
ai - succession of defeats
yabureru ,
903
BAI times X,
二倍 ni bai - twice, double x2
double 倍増 bai zou - double
904
RYOU
quantity
雨量 u ryou - rainfall, amound of rain
記憶容量 ki oku
y
ou r
y
ou - memor
y
ca
p
acit
y
hakaru ~ r
y
ou - amount,
q
uantit
y
(
of somethin
g)
905
BAKU
wheat
小麦 ko mugi - wheat
蕎麦 so ba - soba, buckwheat noodles
mugi
麦茶 mu
g
i cha - barle
y
tea
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906
BAKU to explode
原爆 gen baku - atomic bomb
爆弾 baku dan - bomb
爆発 baku hatsu - ex
p
losion
907
HAKO box
ごみ箱 gomi bako - garbage box, trash can
主の箱 shu no hako - the Ark of the Lord
巣箱 su bako - nest, hive
(
bees
)
908
a field
畑地 hata chi - farmland
野菜畑
y
asai batake - ve
g
etable
g
arden
hata , hatake
,
909
skin
鳥肌 tori hada - goose bumps, get goose pimples
肌寒い hada samui - chill
y
hada
910
HA , HOU , HO law
憲法 ken pou - constitution
, ,
忍法 nin
p
ou - the nin
j
a arts
無法者 mu hou sha - an outlaw
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911
BI nose
鼻が高い hana ga takai - to be proud
鼻血 hana
j
i - nose bleed
hana
912
HOU let go,
解放 kai hou - liberation, release
separate 追放 tsui hou - exile, banishment
hanasu , hanatsu ,
放射性 hou sha sei - radioactive
hanareru ,
火炎放射器 ka en hou sha ki - flame thrower
, ,
生放送 nama hou sou - live broadcast
913
FUKU width
増幅器 zou fuku ki - amplifier
幅跳び haba tobi - the lon
g
j
um
p
haba
914
RIN woods,
林間 rin kan - in the forest
forest 林檎 rin
g
o - a
pp
le
(
kan
j
i not used
)
hayashi
林道 rin dou - nature
p
ath, trail throu
g
h the woods
915
FUKU belly,
空腹 kuu fuku - hunger, empty stomach
stomach 復笑い fuku warai - a Ja
p
anese
g
ame like
hara 'pin the tail on the donkey'
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916
FUTSU to pay,
支払い shi harai - payment
to clear away 酔っ払い
y
o
pp
arai - drunkard
harau
917
HAN , BAN judge
小判 ko ban - Koban, old Japanese coin
,
裁判 sai ban -
j
ud
g
ement, trial
評判 h
y
ou ban - re
p
utation, fame
918
HAN print,
英語版 ei go ban - English edition
publishing 吹き替え版 fuki kae ban - dubbed version
(
videos...
)
919
HAN to sort,
一般的 ippan teki - generally, typically
generally 全般的 zen
p
an teki - universall
y
920
HAN to sell
自動販売機 ji dou han bai ki - vending machine
通信販売 tsuu shin han bai - mail order
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BAN order,
一番 ichi ban - #1, the best, favorite
turn, 交番 kou ban -
p
olice box
watch 夜番
y
o ban - ni
g
ht watch
922
BAN evening
一昨晩 issaku ban - night before last
一晩中 hito ban chuu - all ni
g
ht, over ni
g
ht
923
HI not,
是非 ze hi - certainly, of course
not good 非金属 hi kin zoku - non-metal
非常に hi
ou ni - extremel
y
, ver
y
924
TSU counter for
一匹 ippiki - one animal
small animals 馬匹 ba hitsu - horses
hiki equal,
comparable
925
HITSU brush,
悪筆 aku hitsu - poor handwriting
writing 万年筆 man nen hitsu - fountain
p
en
fude
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HYOU , HEI a soldier
伏兵 fuku hei - soldiers in an ambush
,
兵営 hei ei - barracks
927
BYOU
a second
数秒 suu byou - a few seconds
秒読み b
ou
omi - countdown
928
HIN , BIN poor,
貧乏 bin bou - poverty, poor
,
poverty 貧血 hin ketsu - anemia
mazushii
929
BIN bottle,
花瓶 ka bin - a flower vase
vase 空き瓶 aki bin - an em
p
t
y
bottle
kame
930
FU
prefecture,
大阪府 oo saka fu - Osaka prefecture
agency 政府 sei fu -
g
overnment
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931
FU a woman
看護婦 kan go fu - nurse
夫婦 fuu fu - husband and wife
932
FU symbol
引用符 in you fu - quotation marks ""
切符 ki
pp
u - ticket
933
FU wide,
普段着 fu dan gi - everyday clothes
universal, 普通列車 fu tsuu ressha - re
g
ular local train
general
934
FU skin
皮膚科 hi fu ka - dermatology
完膚なきまで kan
p
u naki made - com
p
letel
y
, thorou
g
hl
y
935
BU
a department,
倶楽部 ku ra bu - (school) club
section 警部 kei bu -
p
olice ins
p
ector
部屋 he
y
a - room
(
irre
g
ular readin
g)
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936
BU , MU military
武家 bu ke - a warrior family, samurai
,
武器 bu ki - wea
p
on
武士階級 bu shi kai k
y
uu - warrior class
937
BU dance
お見舞い o mi mai - visiting the sick, a visit
舞台 bu tai - sta
g
e
mau , mai
舞踏会 bu tou kai - a dance, a ball
,
938
FUU , HOU
seal
開封 kai fuu - breaking a seal (on a letter),
,
sending an unsealed letter
封筒 fuu tou - envelo
p
e
939
FUKU fortune
祝福 shuku fuku - blessing
福井県 fukui ken - Fukui
p
refecture
福引き fuku biki - lotter
y
, drawin
g
福音 fuku in - the Gos
p
el, the Good News
福祉 fuku shi - welfare
940
FUKU
secondary
副詞 fuku shi - adverb
副社長 fuku sha chou - vice-
p
resident
(
of com
p
an
y)
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941
FUKU return to,
往復 ou fuku - round trip, return ticket
again 回復 kai fuku - recover
y
(
from an illness
)
復習 fuku shuu - review
(
studies
)
復讐 fuku shuu - reven
g
e
942
FUKU compound,
複雑 fuku zatsu - complex, complicated
complex 複数 fuku suu -
p
lural
(g
rammar...
)
複製 fuku sei - re
p
roduction, re
p
rintin
g
, du
p
lication
943
BOU prevent
国防 koku bou - national defence
予防
y
o bou -
p
revention
fusegu
防音室 bou on shitsu - sound-
p
roof room
消防車 shou bou sha - fire en
g
ine, fire truck
944
FUTSU to boil
沸点 futten - boiling point
湯沸かし
y
u wa kashi - tea
p
ot, teakettle
waku , wakasu
,
945
BUTSU buddha,
仏教 bukkyou - buddhism
France 仏文 futsu bun - French literature, French writtin
g
s
hotoke
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946
HOU inform,
警報 kei hou - warning, alarm
information 個人情報 ko
j
in
j
ou hou -
p
ersonal information
mukuiru
天気予報 ten ki
y
o hou - weather re
p
ort, weather forecast
947
HOU
plentiful,
豊作 hou saku - an abundant crop, good harvest
in abundance 豊富 hou fu - abundance, wealth
yutaka
948
貿
貿貿
貿 BOU trade
貿易会社 bou eki gai sha - trading company
交換貿易制 kou kan bou eki sei - barter s
y
stem
949
BOU to forget
忘れっぽい wasureppoi - forgetful
忘れ物 wasure mono - lost item, for
g
otten thin
g
wasureru
950
BOU
a stick,
指揮棒 shi ki bou - conductor's stick
rod 泥棒 doro bou - theif, robber
用心棒
y
ou
j
in bou - a bod
yg
aurd
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951
BOU , boy,
赤ん坊 akan bou - a baby
,
priest 朝寝坊 asa ne bou - overslee
p
in
g
in the mornin
g
, late riser
隠れん坊 kakuren bou - hide and
g
o seek
(g
ame
)
952
BOU
headgear
脱帽 datsu bou - take off one's hat; my hat's off to you
麦藁帽子 mu
g
i wara bou shi - straw hat
953
YOKU to desire,
食欲 shoku yoku - appetite
want 物欲しげ mono hoshi
g
e -
g
reed
y
hoshi , hossuru
,
954
MA to polish,
歯磨き ha migaki - toothpaste
brush (teeth) 靴磨き kutsu mi
g
aki - shoe
p
olish
magaku
955
MAI
counter for sheets
一枚 ichi mai - one flat object (paper)
(of paper) 三枚目 san mai me - a comedian, comic actor
二枚目 ni mai me - a love scene's actor, handsome man
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956
MEI perplexed,
迷子 mai go - a lost child (irregular pronunciation)
lost 迷宮 mei k
y
uu - lab
y
rinth, maze
mayou
迷惑 mei waku - trouble, anno
y
ance
957
MAN full
満タン man tan - full tank (car)
満員 man in - full house, no vacanc
y
, sold out
michiru , mitasu
満月 man
etsu - full moon
,
満足 man zoku - satisfaction
958
MI not yet,
未確認飛行物体 mi kaku nin hi kou buttai - UFO
still to come 未知 mi chi - unknown, not known
y
et
未来型 mi rai
g
ata - futuristic
959
RAN disordered
散乱 san ran - scattered about, dispersion
内乱 nai ran - civil war, domestic conflict
midasu , midareru
,
960
RYOKU , ROKU green color
緑の日 midori no hi - Greenery Day (April 29)
,
常緑樹
j
ou r
y
oku
j
u - ever
g
reen tree
midori
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961
MU dream
正夢 masa yume - a dream that comes true
夢遊病 mu
y
uu b
y
ou - slee
p
walkin
g
yume
962
daughter,
娘心 musume gokoro - a girlish mind
girl
musume
963
綿
綿綿
綿 MEN cotton
木綿 momen - cotton
綿密 men mitsu - detailed, careful, thorou
g
h
wata
964
REI to return
巻き戻し maki modoshi - rewinding (tape, VCR)
戻り道 modori michi - the wa
y
back
modosu , modoru
,
965
YAKU promise,
旧約聖書 kyuu yaku sei sho - the Old Testament
contract 契約 kei
y
aku - contract
婚約 kon
y
aku - en
g
a
g
ement
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966
YU , YUU reason
出版の自由 shuppan no ji yuu - freedom of the press
,
理由 ri
y
uu - reason
yoshi
967
YU transport
禁輸 kin yu - embargo
密輸 mitsu
y
u - smu
gg
lin
g
輸入
y
u n
y
uu - im
p
ort
968
YUU mail
郵税 yuu zei - postage
郵便為替
y
uu bin kawase -
p
ostal mone
y
order
969
YO in advance,
予言者 yo gen sha - a prophet
I 予算
y
o san - bud
g
et, estimate
予約
y
o
y
aku - reservation, bookin
g
970
RYOU good
心地良い koko chi yoi - pleasant, comfortable
仲良し naka
y
oshi -
g
et alon
g
well, on
g
ood terms
yoi
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971
YOU sun,
太陽 tai you - the Sun
positive 陽光
y
ou kou - sunli
g
ht, sun shine
972
YOU appearance,
儀容 gi you - manners
contain 美容院 bi
ou in - beaut
y
p
arlor
容疑者
y
ou
g
i sha - a sus
p
ect
(p
erson
)
973
YOKU the following,
翌日 yoku jitsu - the next day
the next 翌年
y
oku nen - the followin
g
y
ear
974
RAI , REI etiuette,
儀礼 gi rei - courtesy, etiquette
,
rite, 失礼 shitsu rei - im
p
olite,
g
oodb
y
e, excuse me
to bow
975
RIKU land
上陸 jou riku - landing (from plane)
大陸 tai riku - continent
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976
RICHI , RITSU law,
調律 chou ritsu - tuning (musical instrument)
,
rhythm 法律 hou ritsu - law
977
RYAKU abridged,
省略 shou ryaku - omission, abbreviation
strategy 侵略 shin r
y
aku - invasion, raid
978
RYOU both
両思う ryou omou - mutual love
両手 r
y
ou te - both hands
979
RYOU territory
大統領 dai tou ryou - president (of country)
領事館 r
y
ou
j
i kan - consulate
980
RYOU finish,
完了 kan ryou - completed, finished
comprehend 終了 shuu r
ou - end, finish, termination
了解 r
y
ou kai - understand, ro
g
er
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981
RYOU treat
治療 chi ryou - medical treatment
医療 i r
y
ou - medical care, medical
982
RIN wheel,
結婚指輪 kekkon yubi wa - wedding ring
ring 指輪物語
y
ubi wa mono
g
atari - The Lord of the Rin
g
s
wa (Tolkien)
983
RUI a kind,
書類 sho rui - papers, documents
a type 人類
j
in rui - humanit
y
, mankind
984
REI command
制令 sei rei - regulations
年令 nen rei - a
g
e
命令 mei rei - command, order
985
REI zero
零下 rei ka - below zero, sub-zero
零時 rei
j
i - midni
g
ht
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986
REI age
学齢 gaku rei - school age
年齢 nen rei - a
g
e
987
REKI personal history
学歴 gaku reki - school history, acedemic background
歴史家 reki shi ka - historian
988
RETSU row,
戦列 sen retsu - line of battle
a line 列を作る retsu o tsukuru - make a line
最後列車 sai
g
o ressha - last train
989
ROU labor,
肉体疲労 niku tai hi rou - totally fatigued
effort 勤労者 kin rou sha - worker
990
ROKU
record
回顧録 kai ko roku - memoirs, recollections (written down)
黙示録 moku shi roku - the A
p
ocal
yp
se, Book of Revelation
録画 roku
g
a - recordin
g
(
video
)
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991
RON argue,
意味論 i mi ron - semantics, study of meaning
theory 議論
g
i ron - discussion, ar
g
ument
結論 ketsu ron - conclusion
理論 ri ron - theor
y
992
WAN bay
台湾 tai wan - Taiwan
湾岸 wan
g
an -
g
ulf coast
993
other,
他社 ta sha - another company
another 他人 ta nin - stran
g
er, another
p
erson, outsider
ta , hoka
,
994
DEN transmit,
手伝う te tsudau - help, assist
report, 伝説 den setsu - le
g
end, folklore
tsutau , tsutaeru
tradition 伝統 den tou - tradition
,
995
GAN face
笑顔 e gao - smiling face, all smiles
似顔絵 ni
g
ao e -
p
ortrait,
p
icture of someone's likeness
kao
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996
DAN , TON group,
楽団 gaku dan - orchestra, band
,
association 座布団 za bu ton - cushion,
katamari , marui
Ja
p
anese st
y
le cushion for sittin
g
on tatami mat floors
,
団子 dan
g
o - dan
g
o, Ja
p
anese sweet dum
p
lin
g
s
997
DAN , TON opposite,
絶対 zettai - absolute, absolutely, unconditional
,
versus, 反対 han tai - o
pp
osed to, o
pp
osition,
katamari , marui
com
p
are resistance, o
pp
osite
,
テロ対策 tero tai saku - anti- terrorist
998
SHUU boat,
呉越同舟 go etsu dou shuu - enemies in the same boat,
ship enemies who have to work together (not by choice)
fune , funa
助け舟 tasuke bune - hel
p
when needed
,
渡し舟 watashi bune - ferr
y
boat
999
UN cloud
暗雲 an un - dark clouds
星雲 sei un -
g
alax
y
kumo
雲隠れ kumo
akure - disa
pp
earance,
suddenly disappear
雲海 un kai - sea of clouds, lookin
g
above clouds
(in a plane)
1000
KYO big, gigantic ,
巨人 kyo jin - giant
great 巨木 k
y
o boku - lar
g
e tree
巨大 k
y
o dai - hu
g
e ,
g
i
g
antic
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